Concrete blocks have successfully held soil in place in the form of retaining walls for decades, but that's far from the only ...

Autumn gives you almost everything you need to start a compost heap for free. Fallen leaves, spent vegetable plants, grass clippings, and kitchen peelings are all useful ingredients. The trick is ...

Community composting is a model of composting that sources organic materials locally, engages the community in the composting process, and uses the compost produced in local soils. Community ...

Maybe it will take carrots to get towns to cooperate. We’ll need lots of carrots, big carrots, to move communities to embrace the benefits of regionalization. One such carrot was dangled in the ...

There are two images associated with the word compost. One is of a rotting, fly-infested cesspool of kitchen scraps that makes you gag if you get close. The other is rich, crumbly, pleasantly earthy ...

JANE EDMANSON: Compost. What a delicious thing for your garden. It is the cornerstone of all healthy soils. But sometimes, it's not as easy making compost as it should be. So for any problems you ...

Chris Cano stands in front of Infinity Hall where the office for Gainesville Compost is located. Cano said the building has curated and encouraged the vision of innovation that his business strives ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Cold composting is the process by ...

This tool isn't as common in the U.S., but it may catch on as people look for new ways to turn their compost piles. It aerates with the help of metal wings.

No need for an urn or a casket: California will soon offer a new option to be laid to rest — in a steel vessel, surrounded by wood chips and destined to become compost that could fertilize new life.