Composting
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Make a Lasagna Garden in a Raised Bed
You can compost and grow vegetables in one simple wooden frame. Layer clippings, leaves, and other materials in the fall, and by spring you'll have a healthy growing medium for tomatoes, peppers, and more. Read Make a Lasagna Garden in a Raised Bed ›
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Using Redworms for Indoor Composting
You can use redworms to recycle your food waste by setting up a worm bin system at home. Your food waste will disappear and your plants will flourish! Read Using Redworms for Indoor Composting ›
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How to Use Mulch
Learn how to use mulch as a soil covering that is applied to protect and improve soil and plants. Common materials used for mulch are wood chips, autumn leaves, and stone or gravel. Read How to Use Mulch ›
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Composting and Lawn Care
Leaving grass clippings on the lawn, rather than bagging and sending them to the landfill, makes sense for you, your landscape and your community. Read Composting and Lawn Care ›
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Compost Bins
Choose the right compost bin for your space, budget, and materials. Here are five basic types. Read Compost Bins ›
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What and How to Compost
What can I put in the compost pile? What does composting mean, and how does it work? Read What and How to Compost ›
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Nourishing the Earth that Nourishes Us: How Compost Builds the Soil
Feed the soil, not the plant. According to this fundamental principle of organic crop nutrition, soil is a living community that requires nurture. And well-nurtured soil in turn nurtures the plants that are part of it. Read Nourishing the Earth that Nourishes Us: How Compost Builds the Soil ›
