If you’ve ever looked at your yard in autumn and wondered what to do with all those leaves, you’re not alone. Fall brings a unique chance to kick off a compost pile that’s both practical and ...

Wagner Farm is an unusual farm with a very normal problem — waste. In suburban Glenview, Illinois, Wagner is an 18-acre functional farm with livestock and crops. But the property is exceptional since ...

A well-managed pile reaches 130 to 160°F in the active phase. Hot composting at those temperatures kills most weed seeds and ...

Over the last few years, composting has become more popular than ever before, with more people starting their own organic gardens and becoming more environmentally conscious. Getting started is as ...

According to Marcus Bridgewater, composting is a lot like driving a car. “You can say driving is just about getting in the car and pressing the gas pedal,” the gardener, CEO of Choice Forward, and ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...

As co-owner and co-founder of Dirt Hugger, a Dallesport commercial composting and landscape supply company, Louis has spent the past 16 years learning the ins and outs of turning yard and food waste ...