Composting becomes more and more popular all the time and for good reason. Its healthy for the earth and your garden. And its a fun conversation starter. If youre on the fence about composting, heres ...

In many communities, residents are asked to separate food waste into bins for municipal composting. In theory, composting can create a circular economy of food: it is grown, it is eaten, the scraps ...

Every spring, I empty the enclosures holding “finished” compost and spread that compost over vegetable plots prior to ...

Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...

The process of extracting nutrients and microorganisms from compost and turning them into a liquid, making compost tea is easy enough for any home gardener. The most rewarding part of gardening is ...

In the 2015 blockbuster film The Martian, Matt Damon manages to survive on Mars after using his own faeces as fertiliser to grow potatoes. Such a thing may seem far-fetched – or even unnecessary here ...