When it comes to composting, one of the biggest hurdles people face is confusion. What goes in? What stays out? Can I make ...

A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen scraps can be reused in your garden as a natural fertilizer, and ...

The eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation transforms the human body into nutrient rich soil Last December, the country's first funeral home offering natural organic reduction — ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

The process of extracting nutrients and microorganisms from compost and turning them into a liquid, making compost tea is easy enough for any home gardener. The most rewarding part of gardening is ...

Today — and every day — animal composting quietly takes place  at a fenced-in site on U.S. 127 North, about halfway up what’s ...

STAUNTON- Last Saturday, the Staunton Farmers' Market welcomed a new feature — the community compost. The compost bin will be available between 7 a.m. and noon while the market is in season and is ...

Not all parchment paper is compostable. Find out which kind is and the best ways to add it to your compost pile. Parchment ...

Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...