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

Mulch and companion planting are two things your organic gardens really cannot live without ... People with large yards who bag their grass are often only too happy to dump it near my garden. Local ...

Learn to evaluate the quality of finished compost, as well as the quality requirements of various standards, markets and end uses. Explore the considerations and requirements for optimum use of ...

Composting and the utilization of organic matter produced on the farm provide the basis for soil fertility in organic systems. However, potential benefits derived from compost use are often limited by ...

I determined after many tests that my city’s leaf compost was far more effective than the expensive organic compost that was four times more expensive. Manure from animals is often a component ...

If you don’t know much about Feng Shui, you probably think it’s all about arranging furniture and decorating your home. Or if you’re not into that, you might be under the impression that it is a bunch ...

Having a smallish bin near the chicken coop could keep you from having to track chicken waste over to where other livestock are housed, for example. When your homestead has a need for composting ...

There are several types of compost bins such as a covered bridge organic hot bin, coated mesh wire bin, and earth engine double bin. A compost tumbler can produce compost in short amounts of time and ...

By now, you’ve harvested all, or at least most, of the vegetables in your garden. At this point the soil is naked, and that’s ...

Oregon State has a comprehensive guide for composting and "vermicomposting" — using a worm composter to break down organic materials. Cornell University's Waste Management Institute has a more ...

A single home compost bin diverts approximately 150kg of waste from landfill each year, according to charity Garden Organic ... so people think 'it's not for me'," he added.

The Material Recovery Facility Center is turning organic waste, which includes fish carcasses, food and garden scraps, into compost. The center also accepts plastics marked 1, 2 and 5, like water ...