Soil drives everything in a garden, yet most people focus only on what grows above ground. Rich, well-balanced soil fuels ...

I began composting several years ago, mostly as an homage to my grandmother's garden, which she always nourished with compost. My mom bought me a compost pail for food scraps that I carry to my ...

An interest in plants, particularly the kinds you can eat, has a way of inspiring a desire for dirt. Sterility is for operating theatres. I want bareback gardening: the feel of cold stone, the scent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That said, not everything you typically chuck can be rerouted to the compost bin. The NRDC cautions against composting oil, lard, ...

Making your own compost has the magic of alchemy about it and it is hard to think of a more rewarding activity. To convert unwanted household and garden waste into gardening gold is one of the ...

I have to confess I've been a bit slapdash with my compost making over the years. Throwing in the right sort of ingredients, sure, but at random, then walking away and relying on my pile transforming ...

This Saturday, May 29, from 9 a.m. until noon, the Taylor County Extension Office on the Expo Fairgrounds is the place to be for the Big Country Master Gardener Association’s “Welcome to our Back Yard ...

ANCA is partnering with Clarkson University to leverage a USDA grant to expand community compost awareness in the North ...

In case you missed it, composting at home is an excellent way to reduce your carbon footprint and help the planet recover from the damage we humans have done to it. There are obvious long-term ...