For those who want to start a garden and need to add organic matter to your soil; this calculator can help you determine how many cubic yards of compost you need to purchase for a given area. For example, if you want to add three inches of compost to a garden that is 20 feet by 20 feet, this calculator can tell you how many cubic yards of compost to purchase if you buy in bulk from places like Living Earth Technology(
http://www.livingearth.net). If you decide you want to purchase material that is bagged, remember that 27 cubic ft = 1 cubic yard.
http://www.soilbuildingsystems.com/CubicYard.php
