Learn about composting at home on Saturday, May 2, in a free program at the Des Plaines Public Library. A program called “Backyard Composting” is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the library, 1501 ...

There are plenty of ways to go wrong when it comes to your containers, but, lucky for you, there’s an easy fix for every ...

In my three years of gardening, I’ve never actually seen the critters I’ve been at war with, on account of their nighttime ...

A compost chimney is a simple addition to any pile that can speed up the composting process and eliminate slow or smelly ...

MICHAEL SCHNEIDER Special contribution to the Peninsula Pulse Composting can seem difficult, even a little intimidating, for ...

Discover the benefits of using coffee grounds as a natural fertilizer for plants. We spoke with gardening and soil pros about ...

A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release ...

Use a half-inch screen if you intend to use your compost in potting mix or garden beds, and quarter-inch screen for ...

KENT COUNTY, MI -- Kent County residents will have a new option to reduce landfill waste starting Earth Day as the Department of Public Works launches a food scrap composting program on Wednesday, ...

SOUTH BEND — Yard waste season in South Bend is under way, but there’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to provide untreated compost and mulch. The Tribune took a tour of the Organic Resources ...

Vail Valley Waste is introducing residential compost services beginning in May. The company, which is “the only locally owned and operated waste and recycling hauler in Eagle County,” according to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — For decades, Illinois law has limited families to two primary options when a loved one dies: burial or cremation. But legislation that is still in the statehouse is renewing a ...