If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

CORVALLIS — As leaves fall and yard debris bins fill up, it’s a great time to consider composting instead of hauling away those valuable resources. Compost is one of the best ways to build healthy ...

It’s a pretty simple equation: you’ll need browns, greens, water, oxygen and patience. The result is gold. Actually, the result is compost, but if you have a garden, you know compost is its own form ...

Composting is an essential practice for reducing waste and enriching soil, particularly in urban areas where space is limited ...

Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

If you’ve tried composting at home, you know it’s not always as simple as the tips you see online. Sometimes you follow all the “right” steps and still end up with a smelly, soggy pile that seems to ...

If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it. Composting is the natural process of breaking down organic ...

The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

It's a double-edged sword, a blessing and a curse. Leaf season is a multi-faceted touchstone for gardeners and homeowners across the region. As a homeowner who lives in Louisville’s Highlands ...