Ron Taylor marvels, sitting on a tree stump near the center of a giant earthen spiral garden as the sun slowly sets. Marvels at his neighbors harvesting herbs and potatoes near him. Marvels at the ...

In vermicomposters like the Bionicraft (pictured), worms turn your fruit and vegetable scraps into high-quality fertilizer, but they generally aren’t big fans of meats and oily leftovers. Composting ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

My dad started composting in our backyard eight years ago. As an avid gardener, he wanted to boost the tomato and zucchini harvest. Also, ever environmentally conscious, we wanted to cut our weekly ...

Perhaps you’ve relearned how to recycle, you’re working on quitting plastic, and you’ve embraced ways of going green at home. But have you considered composting? Composting breaks down fruits and ...

To turn the trees’ bounty of autumn leaves into rich, useful compost for your garden, you’re probably going to need a bin. “A compost bin is neater than an open pile and generally more efficient, ...

Online conservation workshops on backyard composting, rain barrels, and recycling and waste reduction will be offered in March by the Pennsylvania Resources Council. The overall process of backyard ...

So who would think that you could combine fish waste and scrapings from plates in restaurants like Bellisio's into a sweet-smelling, black loamy fertilizer? The composting specialists at the Western ...

Carrots are the versatile vegetable packed with flavor and vitamins. However, should you want only the very tastiest serving of bright orange goodness on your plate, it is worth growing your own.