By Liah Continentino As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S.

Composting is the process of turning organic waste, such as kitchen scraps and yard debris, into nutrient-rich fertilizer. This transformation is facilitated by microorganisms, including bacteria and ...

Bokashi composting lets you create finished compost indoors in just a few weeks. First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, ...

It may be colder outside, but your compost needs to stay warm to be ready for 2026. Here's a few ways to help it do so.

As a first-time composter, I'm on the hunt for the best methods to make my efforts successful. That's why I've been deciding between the layering vs turning compost techniques. Both layering and ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

Compost is a natural dark brown humus-rich material formed from the decomposition of organic materials ranging from grass clippings to vegetable food scraps. It is an excellent soil amendment. It can ...

The Twin Ports area already is well-known for its numerous sustainability organizations and initiatives. But here's something you can do on your own to make a difference. Whether you're a gardening ...

Whole or carved pumpkins make excellent compost, but not all pumpkins should be composted. Every year, about 1.3 billion pumpkins are thrown in the trash in the United States. However, carved, whole, ...

While gardeners know that garden soil may benefit from compost, they may not know about the problems that can arise when adding too much or using poor quality compost. Let’s take time to chat about ...

First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...