This is the first of a three-part series on Backyard Horticulture. The unusually warm weather this week tricked us into feeling like we should be out in …

Having one’s body composted after death and turned into about one cubic foot of soil could soon be an option for Washington state residents.

It takes a combination of middle age and a love of gardening to find a barrow-load of homemade garden compost a peculiarly seductive sight.

This week, the state Senate voted to approve SB 5001, which would legalize the “contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil”—or, …

For example, the Australian brand Biopak’s bioplastic-based utensils are only certified compostable in commercial composting facilities, where they …

I think it does, which is why it is news that the Washington legislature is on the verge of legalizing human composting as a means of final disposition.

Wheatland County will be engaging the services of Gowling WLG to do a review of the Green For Life composting facility located north of Strathmore.

EVMWD’s Backyard Composting and Green Cleaning Workshop presented by the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will be held on …

We’ll explore backyard composting to city programs, restaurant tips to technology, and anything related to this global issue. Heat up those leftovers …

OLYMPIA – Human composting in Washington State is one step closer to becoming legal after a bill passed the state Senate and now heads to the …