The best countertop composters help keep food scraps out of landfills with convenient, low-mess designs that minimize odors.

Stinging nettle is one of the best free fertilizers you can make for tomatoes, and I’ve been brewing it every spring for ...

Adding banana peels to compost, then layering the mix around plants is one way to draw out all the benefits from the peels, ...

A hot compost pile can feel like a miniature volcano sitting quietly in the corner of the yard. Learning how to cool down hot ...

The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It's meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.

In a recent video, Carmen in the Garden (@carmeninthegarden) urged beginners to rethink store-bought fertilizer and start ...

In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, disrupting a funeral industry that had been largely unchanged for decades.

Bamboo cutlery, plant-fiber plates, bin liners, and many more household products, all labeled home-compostable, are getting easier to find in stores and online. In December, the Biodegradable Products ...

IT’S July – and the peak month for tomato anxiety. Although pretty easy to grow, tomatoes do need tending to. And whichever kind you choose, staking, pinching out and feeding is part and parcel of ...

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

Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. But some communities are forgoing the Fogo bin and collecting their own compost Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living ...

Kem Ormond is a features writer for The Country as well as Coast & Country, covering all aspects of rural life. Andrea Coleman's compost. The Whanganui resident says she's no expert, but she knows a ...