Last week, David White closed the books on a grant-funded composting initiative, ending a two-year program based in the Ojai Valley which served schools and community gardens in several local cities.
Quick reminder: The law called SB 1383 aims to keep food waste out of landfills, where it decomposes and emits the planet-heating greenhouse gas methane. Landfills are California’s third largest ...
Since biblical times, farmers have utilized crop residues and animal manure to build soil and enhance crop production. Before the agricultural revolution in the mid-20th century, farming was ...
Lanette Sobel checks on the progress of a compost pile at Fertile Earth Worm Farm. New county proposals could clear the way for small-scale composting operations like hers. D.A. Varela ...
This may be one of those cases where bigger isn’t necessarily better, at least when it comes to turning waste into compost. The county’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling, inked just days before ...
What is the Bokashi method? Learn techniques and tips to make composting in an apartment while recycling organic waste in small living spaces accessible. Composting in an apartment, or just generally ...
This is a great option for small indoor spaces. Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues ...
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Why I stopped composting - for the planet's sake

You probably expect this to be another feel-good story about sustainability and backyard bins. It's not. Let's be real, ...
LARAMIE — Some University of Wyoming students are working to make their campus greener and more sustainable by exploring the costs, benefits and need for large-scale composting — an effort that might ...
Olivia, Wildflower and others prize composting but wonder if there are enough incentives and direction from the city ...