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 ...

Composting is an essential kitchen task. When I began composting our kitchen scraps (I live in area with a great municipal compost program), we cut our trash output by more than half. Now, when I see ...

For compost to break down well, you need a mix of carbon-rich browns and nitrogen-rich greens. Fall leaves provide carbon, ...

If you’ve been thinking about recycling all of that yard waste into compost, now’s the time to get busy. You’ll have plenty of prime ingredients coming up shortly in the form of falling leaves, ...

Composting is nothing new, but it has become more popular in the last few years as people strive to be better citizens of the planet. Billi Haug, a master composter with Recycle Smart, says many ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Cold composting is the process by ...

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