Gardeners are being urged to put washing up sponges in their garden this year - for a very useful reason. It might sound mad, ...

To combat this, Brookings has partnered with the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to create a one-year pilot ...

The Compost Conversation is written with all of you backyard composters in mind. Every household we have knocked on the door ...

You may be pleasantly surprised to learn that many bathroom items can also be composted, particularly those that qualify as "brown" ingredients.

Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden - but only if they rip them open first. Composting is a ...

It is believed as per ancient vedic scriptures, the pooja leftovers must never be mixed with common home waste. But is it ...

Carving out the insides of a jack o'lantern leaves you with a big ol mess of pumpkin seeds and innards. Stop yourself before you throw that pile of goop in the trash. Pumpkin seeds make a delicious, ...

Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the ...

Henry Homeyer says it is important to clean up the vegetable garden now in order to avoid overwintering diseases.

• Begin to plant pansies, pinks, snapdragons, ornamental cabbage and kale, and other winter color plants as temperatures cool ...

From grass clippings to fall leaves, yard waste when landfilled can pose a significant threat to the environment.

As the leaves begin to fall, many people reach for the rake. But what if the best thing you could do with your leaves is ...