Dennis Carter and his wife Anneli Sundqvist have always strived to do everything a little bit outside of the mainstream methods at their hostel in Deer Isle. So when Carter was researching alternative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one popular online lesson from 4-H, educators present worm composting, turning food waste into usable compost for the garden.

Composting doesn't have to be a fancy, complicated science experiment. Imagine transforming your leftover coffee grounds, vegetable peels, and even yard trimmings into rich, black gold for your garden ...

Simple compost bins made of pallets allow old compost to age, and new materials to be added, which in turn will envigorate plants. Credit: HENRY HOMEYER photos / For the Monitor Sign up for the ...

If you’re going to be squeamish, then don’t begin a compost operation. In a short time, if you have built your compost pile right, you’ll have some pretty interesting bugs inhabiting it. You don’t ...

While compost and mulch may seem interchangeable, they have distinctly different uses in sustainable landscaping. Photo courtesy San Diego County Water Authority Seventh in a series republished with ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.>> Students at Saratoga Springs High School have been encouraged to make some changes. Environmental Science teacher Jody Visconti estimates eight of her students have ...