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

The most important thing you can do for any garden is to build quality soil. A good soil foundation will produce healthy root systems which means healthy plants. Healthy soil produces healthy plants, ...

Waterford resident Narciss Greene teaches business at East Lyme High School, co-owns a boat cleaning company with her husband, volunteers as a member of the Representative Town Meeting, teaches group ...

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) ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...

“Our best hope for a better future lies in communities coming together to care for the land we inhabit. Losing city-funded community composting programs will make that much harder.” A rally to save ...

I know composting is good for our environment. Outside of creating a healthier soil environment for plants, what other benefits does composting provide our community? Thank you for the great question.

To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

KEESEVILLE — Each year, Americans discard 120 billion pounds of food scraps. That’s 325 pounds per person, or about 40% of the total waste stream. Packed into landfills, these food scraps generate ...

A ribbon cutting for new Smart Bins to collect organics (food scraps) from residents was conducted on Tuesday, January 6, at ...