The tour will feature 10 stops in Northern Michigan, including events like on-farm composting, a soil lovers social, and a ...

Compost, in simplest form, is sufficiently decayed (digested) material from something that was recently alive. A few benefits to composting are: a) soil improvement; b) improved water retention; c) ...

Compost is the stuff of great gardens, the stuff that fuels dinner-plate-size heads of broccoli and traffic-stopping dahlias. Compost also is good for trees, shrubs and lawns, making plants happier by ...

CORVALLIS – If your compost pile at home isn’t getting hot, don’t worry. That heap of yard debris and kitchen waste may be far from steamy, but it will break down eventually. That eases the burden on ...

Sourdough starter, a common baking byproduct, often goes unused and builds up. Yet that thick mixture could transform into a surprising ally for your compost.

Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of educational columns about fostering environmental stewardship and leadership coordinated by ACES – The Alliance of Climate and Environmental ...

Composting is a great thing to take on as a gardener. It uses up waste and provides you with a homemade, nutrient-rich growing matter for your yard. But, if you find your compost heap is not heating ...

Not everyone has the chance to walk on the land they’ll one day fertilize. Lorna Moore did just that in early October when she visited the property that human-composting company Earth Funeral uses ...

Avon plans to kick off its commercial composting pilot program this fall. The Avon Town Council approved a 12-month ...

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Under the city’s new composting program, residents of all five boroughs must separate their organic refuse from their household trash. The organic material must be placed in its own bin for pickup.

Compost is the stuff of great gardens, the stuff that fuels dinner-plate-size heads of broccoli and traffic-stopping dahlias. Compost is also good for trees, shrubs and lawns, making plants happier by ...