This week, Martha Stewart shared her DIY composting tips, urging gardeners to reduce trash pickups and landfill usage in favor of recycling food waste. 'Composting is a secret weapon for gardeners – ...

Create a ring of chicken wire, about a hug’s width in diameter, and simply deposit dry leaves in the fall. The leaves will ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

The recipe, one of the first to appear in José Andrés’ newest book, “Vegetables Unleashed,” was “conceived in a fit of passion,” the chef wrote. It’s called “Compost Potatoes,” and he might be correct ...

Compost tea is a concentrated blast of nutrients for plants and soil. You can make it at home for free. Pat, a retired science teacher and experienced gardener, showed me how it’s done at her Mukilteo ...

My office is just down the road from the Washington State University composting facility. It processes more than 10,000 pounds of organic waste every month. That’s a lot of compost! I talked about ...

The recipe, one of the first to appear in José Andrés’ newest book, “Vegetables Unleashed,” was “conceived in a fit of passion,” the chef wrote. “Vegetable scraps from your compost bin.” [Excuse me, ...

O’-lanterns and pumpkins still sitting on porches across Northern California don’t have to go straight into the trash.

Iowa city is encouraging residents to choose more sustainable ways to dispose of Halloween pumpkins. From kitchen recipes to ...

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