Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shovel full of compost about to be added to a raised garden - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock So many different types of kitchen ...

“Are compost and fertilizer the same thing? If I use one, do I need to use the other? If they differ, which one is the more important?” As so many of life questions, the unsatisfactory answer is, “it ...

Waste products like coffee grounds and eggshells are widely used to improve soil health, but there are some more ...

For a few extra bucks, you can give your newly purchased plants the tools to succeed for years to come. It pains me to see customers spending hundreds of dollars on new plants and simultaneously ...

Composting helps Jill Butterfield and her family eat foods produced very locally: in their own garden. Butterfield, of Jackson, began composting when she realized how much food was going into the ...

Years of stormwater runoff from farmland and lawns has led to elevated levels of harmful bacteria, phosphorus, and weeds throughout the Macatawa Watershed. “The key to restoring the health of the ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

Waste Watchers, a group of six students who compost campus waste, formed in fall through a course at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. The group received a $20,000 grant from ...