By starting your compost pile, you contribute to a more sustainable and productive gardening practice. Follow these steps to build your compost pile: Prepare the site: Clear the area of any debris ...

Just remember to balance them with "browns" like shredded newspaper or dried leaves to keep the pile balanced. It's like building a little cozy home for your compost microbes! Use a Compost Bin or ...

Composting is a great way to make use of kitchen waste like eggshells and coffee grounds, along with yard waste like grass clippings and leaves. In fact, a compost bin or compost pile will help you ...

With the arrival of October, yard and garden clean-up becomes a priority. This includes end-of-season dead vegetable and ...

One person's trash is another's lifelong lesson on how to live sustainably -- as exemplified by students who have mastered ...

Fall means it's time to clean up the garden, but once you’re done raking and mowing, don’t trash those leaves, grass and ...

4. Building Soil: Soil for Containers and Pots Are you getting into container gardening? Then this module is for you. Leah goes over the benefits and drawbacks of growing crops in containers.

We tried some products that can help you compost, including vermicomposters (composting by worms), food processors, a bokashi composter (composting by fermenting food scraps), and a compost bin.

Landfill supervisor Adam Perez says participating in this program is a good way to give back to the environment.

As he introduced the first discussion item of Monday night’s meeting, Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper joked that there ...