The Ministry of Agriculture sponsored a number of films during WWII, including this short, no-nonsense instructional by Margaret Thomson of the Realist Film Unit on cultivating a compost heap for the garden or allotment - making the most of scarce resources in a time of crisis.
Read more about the history of the Crown Film Unit at BFI Screenonline - http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/469778/index.html
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