It doesn't take a lot of space or special equipment to start a compost pile or bin at home. Composting benefits garden soil ...

"No matter your composting experience, it can always be helpful to get a quick refresher on the rules and importance of composting!" ...

Ever have the urge to compost those food scraps after a meal but believe it isn't practical in a studio apartment? Irene Pena, a master gardener at Proyecto Jardin in Los Angeles, Calif. is here to ...

The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

There are many benefits to composting leaves. One, you will help reduce the amount of yard waste that ends up in landfills(reuse and repurpose the dry leaves). Two ...

Dr. Donna Nickerson is the owner of Da’ Shack Farmers Market Health and Wellness, Inc. in Waco, Texas. “Professionally, I’m a psychotherapist, and I also have a deep connection to Indigenous gardening ...

What: Confused by composting? Get the real dirt on how simple it is to turn garbage into gardener's gold. Learn the do's and don'ts of composting yard waste and kitchen scraps. Discover the merits of ...

Compost at home? Don’t I have to send all my kitchen scraps to the curb in my green waste bin? Nope! They don’t ALL have to go into your green bin. They just can’t go into the landfill, according to ...

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United States. However, carved, whole, ...