We round up sustainable New Year's resolutions to start at home. Read on for small, easy-to-implement changes to make 2026 ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best ...

Adding more browns, like dry leaves or paper, is often suggested as a fix for smelly compost. It does help balance out wet, ...

The pace of things does slow down a bit at this time of year, though. Although we will continue to plant, prepare beds, ...

The loyal reader knows that compost is my go-to for almost everything. I use it for mulch and to put the soil food web back into soils. I am a compost nerd. The question: What to do in the winter when ...

The New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NMRC) announces the 2025 New Mexico Recycling Award winners. Santa Fe County’s Backyard Compost Program and Reunity Resources Eldorado food-waste drop off facility ...

“There are rice mills up and down the Delta looking to get rid of rice hulls. They are everywhere, and you could probably get all you want for nothing. This is free fertilizer and it’s good fertilizer ...

Fall is a perfect time to consider composting. As our days get cooler and shorter, deciduous trees like oaks, maples, and sweetgums will begin to shed their leaves. The swamp chestnut oak in my front ...

Composting at home is one of the easiest and most impactful ways to reduce household waste. Whether you live in an apartment or have a yard, composting can fit into your lifestyle with just a few ...

Food waste in landfills creates methane, which is a big climate problem. Composting at home can help divert food scraps from landfills. And compost helps improve garden soil. Andy Faust and Kinorea ...

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

I am doing my best to compost, but the materials I have available are oak and maple leaves during the fall and spring and plenty of grass clippings and weeds during the summer. My compost pile doesn’t ...