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Think the history of compost is boring? Think again. In this article you’ll find bones stolen from graveyards and battlefields to fertilise Yorkshire fields. You’ll find Egyptians facing death for stealing earthworms and ancient people using blood to fertilise their gardens. You’ll also find some sound principles and solutions that could well help us in …

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Dig around for a bit on the net, or bury your head in a few gardening books, and you’ll soon start to unearth some fun facts about composting. Here’s some of our favourites compost facts… 1. There’s a bird that makes compost to incubate its eggs Evolution can head in some weird and wonderful directions. …

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