Which plants like peat-based compost, and which flourish more with manure? Get the dirt on this nutrient-rich soil additive.

Quick to break down and a quality source of phosphorus, potassium, and other nutrients, this often-tossed kitchen scrap can ...

When I built a compost bin in the corner of my backyard, I expected questions about gardening, not complaints from the ...

When I first started composting, I imagined kitchen scraps and fallen leaves would magically turn into rich, dark soil within ...

You grab a compostable coffee cup from the office kitchen, feel quietly good about it, and toss it into your backyard compost ...

Americans throw away nearly 40% of the food they buy, contributing significantly to household carbon emissions. This guide compiles practical strategies from sustainability researchers and ...

It's often almost automatic to toss the tops of strawberries into the trash after prepping fruit or snacking, but they're a ...

Our innovation issue includes a story on a compost miracle rehabilitating a superfund site, one windrow at a time. But you don’t need to schlepp your scraps to Gowanus — or even a Greenmarket, where ...

According to Feeding America, around 80 million tons of food is wasted in the US every year. While some of this will be lost from farms, in manufacturing, or during transportation, much of it comes ...

In countless UK homes, one thing on the kitchen table could nourish compost far better than coffee grounds or banana peels. This overlooked scrap quietly turns tired soil into thriving beds. Coffee ...

The primary benefit of composting is creating a nutrient-rich soil amendment for free right in your own backyard. Coming in a close second, however, is ensuring useful kitchen scraps and other ...

Worms. I’ve got a few. I split my time between a small inner-city apartment in Sydney, Australia, and a wild property that was once a farm, before it was abandoned in the 1970s, four hours to the ...