Back to the Roots, America’s fastest growing organic gardening company, announced today the nationwide launch of its new Organic Mushroom Compost, now available exclusively at The Home Depot stores ...

Since biblical times, farmers have utilized crop residues and animal manure to build soil and enhance crop production. Before the agricultural revolution in the mid-20th century, farming was ...

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Last year I was at my wits’ end with curbside organics recycling. A newbie composter, I dutifully discarded my melon rinds, coffee grounds, pizza boxes and other food waste into a shiny ...

I kept a compost bin going for almost three years. I turned it, watered it, balanced my greens and browns, and still ended up ...

Composting saves money when done right, but poor composting turns free soil food into useless clutter. Every spring, many ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

Members of the Mantua Urban Peace Garden squeeze in just about every crop they can cultivate: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuces, herbs, strawberries, potatoes, beans, and watermelons. But only ...