Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process

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Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process

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Apr 4, 2017

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You may think composting is just a bunch of old banana peels rotting away into dirt but, friend, you're not looking closely enough. Inside that compost pile is a microcosmic universe doing some magical stuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Apr 4, 2017

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