Composting requires the right balance of new materials, water and heat to keep the microorganisms in your pile healthy and happy. Adobe Stock Image When gardeners ...

Imagine if everyone could heat and power their homes with a renewable resource so plentiful that people throw it away: garbage and other compost materials. East Syracuse Minoa High School students ...

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Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

NEVADA, Iowa — More specialty crop producers are using high tunnels to protect crops and to expand the growing season to capitalize on early- and late-season markets. Rich Schuler, energy consultant ...

Your compost pile is already a source of enriched soil and nutrients for your garden, but it can also be a source of free heat for your greenhouse as well. If you've ever turned your compost pile in ...

There are two basic types of compost piles: hot and cold. The hotter the pile, the faster you'll get compost to fertilize your garden. You can make hot compost in about a month, rather than the year ...

Q: I’m composting in plastic trash cans with holes. It’s taking a very long time to make compost, despite adding carbon to my grass clippings and kitchen waste. I water and turn it every few days.

MONTPELIER – Some folks talk about compost piles as if they were furnaces. They have a good point. No secret: Properly heaped and cultivated, the leftovers of our fields, forests, kitchens — and yes, ...

When winter rolls around, it’s easy to let composting slide. The cold can make it feel like nothing will break down, but there are actually plenty of useful scraps you can still toss in your pile.

BACK TO THE EARTH: Participants in the Buncombe County-City of Asheville food scrap drop-off program can get a complimentary container to store their scraps, as shown above by Casi Lohmeyer at the ...