Manure composting is a practice that can be used to safely store manure during periods when field crops do not allow immediate spreading, or there is …
Simple raised garden beds using in-bed composting (Hugelkultur)
What on Earth is Hügelkultur? Simply put, it’s a cheap and easy way to create raised beds by burying organic matter underneath. You get a raised …
Composting – Varieties of Composting Bins
Master Gardener Bettye Ames gives a run through of different types of compost bins you can use to get your compost pile started. University of …
Free compost now available to Thunder Bay residents
“We’re happy to again offer free compost to all residents,” said Jason Sherband, manager of solid waste and recycling services. “Leaf and yard waste …
Gannon’s Ice Cream now served at Chuck Hafner’s garden center
Bliss is also a composting experiment for Hafner’s. All the packaging used at Bliss – including spoons and cups – can be composted. But items like …
Food Donations, Recycling and Digester Energy Drive Stop & Shop Toward Zero Waste
A modest portion of the 1-million-square-foot facility is dedicated to recycling, repurposing and converting inedible food to energy and compost. Trucks …
Why did the chicken cross the compost heap?
When is a chicken farm not a chicken farm? When it is a composting facility, which according to an Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets memo …
How to Make Your Own Liquid Fertilizers Out of Household Waste
For those into composting (and kudos to you), a clever way to get double duty out of the compost bucket is to harvest its compost-y juice before adding …
New composting project at FHSU started by Global Leadership Project
During the past year, the Global Leadership Project (GLP) at Fort Hays State University has created an ongoing composting project, Trash Hunger Not …
Ontario’s new organic waste plan puts focus on composting in highrises
Almost half of Toronto residents live in condos, apartment buildings or co-operatives, but they recycle and compost much less than single-family …