“Avoid throwing biodegradable material (pumpkins) in the trash, composting smaller pieces will work fast than larger pieces,” Ironmonger said.
Halloween Pumpkin Waste: Chefs Offer Sustainable Solutions | KFI AM 640
He highlights the importance of balancing “greens” like pumpkin scraps with “browns” such as dry leaves in compost piles to prevent odors. Composting …
WPB Garden Club To Hear From ‘Worm Queen’ Melissa Corichi – Town-Crier Newspaper
Melissa Corichi, a longtime composter known as the “Worm Queen,” will give a presentation on “Living Soils and Compost Teas” to the West Palm Beach …
Local Non-Profit Launches Community Composting Effort | WFYI News Now – YouTube
… Composting Effort 04:01 – Credits In the early hours of Sunday, IMPD … composting effort. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI …
Montgomery farm provides alternative to composting pumpkins – WCAX
You might want to think twice before tossing your pumpkins – they can make a delicious post-Halloween treat for farmyard friends.
Composting your pumpkins: It might not be as easy as you think – Spectrum News
Farmer Pirates Compost owner and farmer Terra Dumas says pumpkins will slowly decompose, but in a way called anaerobic, which means it’s releasing …
Gourd riddance: How to compost and donate pumpkins around D.C. – Axios
Don’t trash your pumpkins — compost or recycle them instead. Why it matters: Decomposing gourds in landfills release harmful methane, …
International study highlights properties of biochar in composting and methane reduction
Chinese researchers have shown that adding biochar to compost makes the process 25 percent safer and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Rotting pumpkins get a second life at Compost Winnipeg’s annual Pumpkin Drop
Winnipeggers had a little extra fun over the weekend, tossing pumpkins over the CF Polo Park parkade into a compost bin waiting below.
Students are Carrying the Message of ReWilding – East End Beacon
Bryan Chuya, a student at The Ross School, was also involved with the composting program at the Springs Farmers Market, and at ReWild and …