A compost tumbler in a garden
The tumbler that started this photo list. Andy Li, CC0
Credits

Photo credits

Every image on this site is free to use commercially. We use three license families, all hosted on Wikimedia Commons: CC0 (public domain, no conditions), CC BY (attribution required), and CC BY-SA (attribution plus share-alike). Wherever a photo appears, its caption carries the creator's name and license. This page is the full record.

How we use each license

  • CC0 — the creator waived all rights. No attribution is required; we credit the creator anyway, because the work is worth it.
  • CC BY — attribution is required. Each photo is credited in its on-page caption and in the table below.
  • CC BY-SA — attribution plus share-alike. We credit as above. Resized versions of these images are made available under the same CC BY-SA license as the original.

Every image on this site

Thirteen source images, fourteen files (the Nymans Garden video ships with a still frame as its poster).
ImageWorkCreatorLicenseUsed on
Flipping a hot compost pile Flipping hot compost pile 811 SB Johnny CC BY-SA 3.0 Home (stage)
A compost tumbler in a garden Compost tumbler in Brighthelm Garden 2023-06-24 Andy Li CC0 Shop, Compost Bins, Credits (stages)
Four compost bins in a yard Four compost bins Hu Nhu CC0 Home, Compost Bins, Privacy
A dial thermometer in a leaf pile Compost thermometer UnifiedFunctionality CC BY-SA 4.0 Thermometer Showdown (stage)
Taking a temperature reading in a straw-covered compost pile Measuring temperature in compost pile (covered with straw) SuSanA Secretariat CC BY 2.0 About (stage)
A small red wiggler worm in compost Little worm baby red wiggler Zenyrgarden CC BY-SA 4.0 Introduction to Compost Culture (stage)
Two red wiggler worms mating in compost Redwiggler-copulation-compost Fubar Obfusco CC BY-SA 4.0 Microbial Succession, 404 (stages)
A stackable tray worm bin in a garden Worm compost bin FotoFree CC BY-SA 4.0 Worm Bins (stage)
Steam rising from a compost pile Steaming compost in Nymans Garden (video + poster frame) Andy Li CC0 Home, Hot vs Cold vs Bokashi
Scraps and bran layers in a bokashi composting bucket Bokashi composting bucket content Zenyrgarden CC BY-SA 4.0 Bokashi Buckets (stage)
Charged and inoculated biochar Charged and inoculated biochar ready for soil application Tim Brunauer (GIZ) CC BY-SA 4.0 Biochar (stage)
Kitchen food waste in a biodegradable bag Kitchen food waste, vegetable peelings & coffee grounds in biodegradable bag Tek monde CC BY-SA 4.0 Countertop Composters (stage)
A steel garden fork with a long handle Garden fork The Banner CC BY-SA 4.0 Compost Tools (stage)

All source files: Wikimedia Commons. License text: CC0 1.0, CC BY 2.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 4.0.