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You might be familiar with regular garden composting, but have you ever heard of bokashi composting? Hailing from Japan, it is a space-efficient and faster alternative to traditional compost creation, ...

Composting is the most Earth-friendly way to dispose of food waste and it's easy to get started. Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

One of the most commonly asked questions in gardening is ‘what’s the difference between mulch and compost?’ Both are usually brown and soil-like, both help nurture plant growth – so how come they are ...

Because it now costs not to compost, everyone's at it. Happiness is a heap of hummus, writes Jane Powers Because it now costs not to compost, everyone's at it. Happiness is a heap of hummus, writes ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Critics argue human composting lacks dignity, but supporters see it as an alternative method to honoring a loved one.

Although natural wine corks are fully compostable, cork is naturally water-resistant. This trait makes corks handy for ...