A buried system like this one can still be useful outside of apartment buildings or in cities with compost restrictions.

Key Points Compost tea is a nutrient-rich garden supplement made by steeping compost in water.The tea provides microbes, ...

Most people assume that growing meaningful amounts of food at home requires a generous yard, good native soil, and years of experience. That assumption keeps a lot of potential gardeners on the ...

Recently, I was at my local food co-op and chatted with a friend about her gardens. She told me that she is having fabulous luck growing tomatoes, peppers and more in a bucket system she constructed.

CINCINNATI — Findlay Market is making it easy to get into composting by opening up their internal composting system to the public. Users are given a five-gallon bucket, which they take home and fill ...

Dan Kilrain checks the temperature of the compost pile at Work Farm Song on a Tuesday afternoon. Credit: SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN— Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news ...

Despite its environmental prestige as the birthplace of Earth Day, Santa Barbara did not have a private home composting pickup program, until now. Launched last month, The Better Bucket is the passion ...

Maggots in compost are almost always black soldier fly larvae, and in most bins they’re harmless. Finding a modest number of ...

This fruit skin takes a while to break down, but tear it into pieces and your compost heap gets a vitamin infusion. Here's why it's worth adding to the pile.