Impressed by compost's contribution to the soil, gardeners conferred on it the nickname "black gold." Even more beneficial worm castings could take the title "black diamonds." Just ask Larry Steele, ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: I live in a condominium with a small patio where I garden. I don’t have a place for a compost pile, but am thinking about a worm bin. Can you advise on the best way to get one ...

Humans tend to waste a lot of food. It's a problem that has led innovators to come up with all kinds of ideas — for how we could change grocery shopping to how we could change cooking to how we could ...

I’ve been inspired to start composting but my back yard is still covered in four feet of snow, is there any way I can get started inside? ” Tracie R., Blue River I can feel your pain. Will the spring ...

FAIRBANKS — I once inadvertently drank worm compost tea. To avoid this situation, never put the liquid from the bottom of a worm bin in a bottle. I had two bottles on the table while teaching on that ...

The California Integrated Waste Management Board estimates that at least 10 million tons of compostable organics are still being sent to California landfills each year, approximately 25 percent of all ...