Compost has a reputation for nourishing soils, but large- and small-scale growers should consider its benefits and risks before solely depending on it for key nutrients. Compost is a great tool for ...

Kristi Gorrell, 4-H Youth and Families Supervisor from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, talks to students about composting Tuesday at DCMO BOCES Alan D. Pole Campus in Norwich.

Compost has a reputation for nourishing soils, but large- and small-scale growers should consider its benefits and risks before solely depending on it for key nutrients. Compost is a great tool for ...

I’ve been a patient High Country gardener and haven’t yet planted my vegetable garden, or my annuals. While I’m waiting, I’ve been thinking of adding compost to the beds. Is it really worth it, or is ...

Dear Eartha, I know composting is good for our environment. But outside of making soil healthier for plants, what’s the real deal with composting? How does it actually benefit the community?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Composting is one of several ways people can help take better care of the environment, and what makes it better is the ease of doing it. Composting food scraps reduces the amount of ...

Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. Millions of tons of food waste end up in landfills each year. But alternatives like composting, anaerobic digestion and even ...

Passive composting is a straightforward process. It involves collecting the same materials used in active composting, a pile at least 3’ x 3’ in size: entirely dead brown carbon organic matter and ...

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