Trees drop leaves to cycle nutrients back into the soil. Of course, we can sabotage this by bagging them up and sending them away! Even more ironic, we often then go buy fertilizers to add nutrients ...

Each fall, millions of Americans spend their weekends raking leaves into neat piles, stuffing them into plastic bags, and hauling them to the curb for disposal. It feels productive, responsible, and ...

While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

Chicken manure could be a great addition to garden soil. Chicken waste is not waste at all, it’s actually a garden seed of gold that can be used as an organic fertiliser for lawn and garden. Hello ...

WYANDOTTE, Okla. - When David Walter and his wife, Cindy, started four years ago to make what he calls an environmentally friendly product from poultry litter, they had no idea the farm would hold a ...

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 ...