To make compost gather enough materials to make a pile at least three feet deep, mix the dry materials such as fallen leaves, shredded tree branches, cardboard, newspaper; hay or straw; wood shavings.

Composting is an easy way to turn everyday food scraps and yard waste into something useful. Instead of tossing organic material in the trash, you can recycle it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Hot composting is the process ...

Here's a practical guide to getting started at home. Bokashi composting is a bit different from other methods in that it's actually a fermentation system. (Bokashi is a Japanese word for "fermented ...

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No matter how much you make, there’s never enough compost to go around. So pick your system and get started. By Margaret Roach How’s that compost coming? If you live in a New York City apartment, it ...