If you’re looking to reduce waste and create nutrient-rich soil for your garden, composting at home is a simple and effective way to do it.

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If you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible.

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning fiery shades of red and gold, and suddenly, your yard looks like it’s been buried ...

Compost is great for gardens, but it can take months or years to become usable. There's something you may have that can speed ...

Compost can provide your yard’s gardens and flower, tree and vegetable beds with healthy nutrients that help your plants grow. It’s also great for helping strengthen your soil in floods and droughts, ...

Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over the next few weeks. The question is, “What do we do with all of those leaves?” I’ve been seeing information online ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a healthy compost pile should include a mix of “greens” — like pumpkin ...

Electric composters are a recent innovation with a promising future. Now you can compost at home in small spaces with no ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Neighbors of a growing, commercial compost pile in Henrietta are fed up. It’s not only the smell that’s keeping them up at night, but the possible environmental impacts of what’s ...