The beige bucket passed out by the city of Portland for collecting food scraps is benign enough, but not exactly a decor statement. The oblong pail is intended as a way station between kitchen and ...

The cream in the coffee of the garden is compost. Full of nutrients and beneficial microbes, this soil amendment feeds plants and improves soil structure so their roots can stretch and breathe. You ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

You know citrus is problematic in composts, but there's another common foodstuff to avoid dropping onto the pile for fear of ...

Many gardeners assume that effective composting demands a dedicated bin, regular turning, and careful layering of materials.

Newton Ransom Elementary School fourth graders are making use of two “Earth Machine” compost bins. Elizabeth Hudson, a student teacher from Marywood University, presented a Powerpoint overview for the ...

There are all kinds of odd things you can add to a compost without causing harm, and this sugary foodstuff is one of them — as long as you don't add too much.

Plastic storage bins are a simple way to organize various clutter in your home, and the benefits of these containers go ...