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compost tea
 n.— «Other methods at the site include earthworm bins, compost “tea” brewers and a complex bioreactor that is designed to produce heat and energy.» —“Garbage In Compost Out—Low-Cost Source Of Fertilizer Is Also A Good Way To Ease County’s Problem With Landfills” by Cathy Reiner Seattle Times (Washington) May 4, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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