Dear Eartha, I know composting is good for our environment. But outside of making soil healthier for plants, what’s the real deal with composting? How does it actually benefit the community?

Electric composters are a recent innovation with a promising future. Now you can compost at home in small spaces with no ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

Compost, in simplest form, is sufficiently decayed (digested) material from something that was recently alive. A few benefits to composting are: a) soil improvement; b) improved water retention; c) ...

One of the most commonly asked questions in gardening is ‘what’s the difference between mulch and compost?’ Both are usually brown and soil-like, both help nurture plant growth – so how come they are ...

Composting is the most Earth-friendly way to dispose of food waste and it's easy to get started. Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding ...

The state Department of Transportation has announced right lane closures of the I-95 northbound lanes of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in New London and Groton due to repair work. The work began ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...