It’s a pretty simple equation: you’ll need browns, greens, water, oxygen and patience. The result is gold. Actually, the result is compost, but if you have a garden, you know compost is its own form ...

The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive, and ...

As temperatures cool and leaves begin to fall, now might be an opportune time to tend to yards and gardens. But before getting started, it is important to know the best products to use to get the ...

Learn simple, practical steps to start composting at home and turn kitchen scraps into nutrient rich garden soil, boosting plant health and reducing waste.

Methane Emissions From Yard Waste Composting Let's be real, most of us think composting is basically the gold standard of eco ...

Stacie Johnson, compost expert extraordinaire, sent me a note about getting flooded yards back in shape. Stacie, education coordinator for the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, said owners ...

The City of Raleigh has sold out of composting bins. However, city officials said you don’t need one to start a compost pile. Any kind of container, or a free-standing pile of compost, will work.

The tree limbs and yard waste residents leave out for the city may come back to them as compost for plants. Organic items picked up by Environmental Services are taken to the city’s compost facility, ...