… Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Daniel Boone City Building. The booths offered information about local produce, composting and green energy.
Good compost can make a big difference for your plants
Compost can be purchased from nurseries and garden centers, but it’s a good idea to have a compost bin or pile at home. That way the valuable …
Trench Composting
In this video I take a cucumber garden, dismantle the trellis, dig a trench, fill it with garden and kitchen waste, then fill it back in and mulch the whole …
Release the power of organic scraps
Composting at home can reduce your household garbage by half, and turn organic waste into compost gold; let’s face it, it’s not just the kids that love …
Fall frenzy
When you plant your perennial, make sure to add a trowel full of compost if it’s a perennial that prefers amended soil (pretty much anything except …
Doctor seeking to serve in public office
She’d like to see Houghton County be more proactive in tackling issues — for example, recycling and municipal composting. She said the county may …
Crete company wants to build commercial composting operation; city leaders hope to limit odor
A plant near Crete that makes the raw material for pet food manufacturers hopes to begin composting its byproducts instead of sending them to a …
Hennepin County pushing forward with new organic waste ordinance
Ginny Black, chairwoman of the Minnesota Composting Council, said the Hennepin County Board had done a pretty good job of crafting a new …
Maine towns start composting seals after high mortality event
Following this summer’s high mortality event, Maine towns start to compost seal carcasses. The seal deaths have been blamed on an outbreak of …
Zero-Waste Movement Aims to Reduce Trash
All other things, they say, can be recycled or composted. Zero Wasters, as they are called, help each other by sharing advice on blogs and social …