Wondering how to get started composting? We talked to a pro to get the basics and learned that composting is a lot easier than it sounds. Get the scoop on everything from the gear you need to how bad ...

Composting is a great way to add valuable organic matter to your soil while reducing the amount of yard and food waste that ends up in landfills. It's also something that nearly everyone can do.

In compost science, brown materials are carbon-rich, whereas green materials are nitrogen-rich. You need both, but the ratios ...

Composting is easier than you might think. It has major environmental benefits and is something you can do wherever you are. According to the EPA, over 28% of what we put in landfills is compostable.

Here’s a riddle: What will weed, feed and water your garden, and take care of your garbage? “Ideal teenager” is not the answer. It’s compost! Compost is hard to define. In some sense, the apple core I ...

At 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, about 45 people gathered in room H-1 of the Cubberley Community Center to get their hands dirty. The question at hand was: Does the compost smell bad or does it just ...

The pile “smells a lot more like soil rather than decomposing food scraps.” ...

Last Saturday at the Ithaca Community Gardens, eight local residents and college students gathered to learn the basics of composting, as part of the ongoing "Compost With Confidence!" workshop series.

Learn how to successfully compost in your own backyard by attending "Composting Basics,” at 6:30 p.m. April 15 at Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior St. The program is offered by University of ...

Compost is hard to define. In some sense, the apple core I tossed on the ground a month ago is on its way to becoming a compost of some sort. But compost is usually taken to mean a pile of organic ...