There’s something about composting that seems like magic: Turn smelly garbage into lovely rich soil, without lifting a finger! Awesome. And if worms are involved, extra awesome – or so says at least ...

The biology and chemistry of composting is pretty complicated, says Master Composter Linda Mizes, but you don’t have to understand it completely to successfully create a compost pile. Mizes, a Contra ...

In the back woods of Northfield, the structure is flanked by horse pastures, white farmhouses, and gravel roads -- a classic picture of New England in the spring. On his property, things are kept tidy ...

Learn three ways to keep composting through winter for nutrient-rich soil ready for spring planting.

A new study confirms that composting food scraps is better than throwing them away, and also calculates the environmental benefits associated with keeping these organic materials out of landfills.

Want to recycle or compost more? Try moving the bins closer, new research suggests. The study shows that placing bins 1.5 meters away from suite doors drastically boosts recycling and composting rates ...

From Minneapolis, at the Second International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water. Livestock naturally excrete large amounts of estrogen and testosterone, ...

PULASKI, Wis. (WFRV) – Wings, pizza and comfort food are often staples during the Super Bowl—but so is waste. “[There is] about 2,000 tons of food wasted during the Super Bowl every year,” Greener Bay ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When we think of composting, we tend to think of enormous ...