Composting our kitchen scraps saves loads from landfills and turns our food waste into black gold. Ask anyone who gardens and they'll tell you how much they love compost. If you're ready to get ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

Composting benefits the environment and your garden, but the odor is something to contend with. Fortunately, unpleasant smells aren't inevitable. Modern countertop composters and food scrap processors ...

When he was working to get the nonprofit NOLA Green Roots up and running a few years ago, Joe Brock kept hitting a barrier. Although the facility where he taught local and out-of-town groups how to ...

Don’t toss those imperfect lettuce leaves, onion tops and strawberry tops into the trash. Instead, convert them into compost right in the garden. Worm and pile composting are great ways to manage ...

Kitchen scraps pile up fast at this time of year, and it can feel wasteful to toss them out. But winter actually offers an easy opportunity to turn those scraps into compost – no bin or fancy setup ...

There are myriad compost pails available for $25 to $50 — many handsome enough to sit on your kitchen counter. It should have a tight-fitting lid to stop odors and deter pests and be big enough to ...