Practices

Composting

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Agriculture and Farming Atlas. "Composting." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/composting.

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Agriculture and Farming Atlas. (n.d.). Composting. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/composting

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@misc{agricultureandfarmingatlas-composting,
  author = {Agriculture and Farming Atlas},
  title = {Composting},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://agriculture.interactiveatlas.org/practices/composting},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Letting managed decay turn crop waste, manure and kitchen scraps back into soil food. Farmers have piled and turned organic matter since antiquity; the practice is the working heart of organic systems and the oldest form of nutrient recycling agriculture has.

Facts

Practice Class

Soil fertility and nutrient recycling 1

Origin

Practiced since antiquity across farming cultures 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

In Discipline

Soil Science

Source Compost (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Compost (Wikipedia)

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