The promise is simple. A small backyard setup is supposed to transform all sorts of kitchen waste into a nutrient-dense compost, a material so prized by gardeners that they gave it the nickname “black ...

Dear Eartha: At a cocktail party last week, I heard about a composting ‘machine’ that fits under your countertop and produces finished compost in two weeks without any odor at all. It sounds too good ...

Just because composting at home is easy doesn’t mean that everyone does it. Yes, organic compost is expensive at the garden center and free when you make it yourself, but if you don’t figure out a ...

New Yorkers have been through a lot over the past couple of months, but this felt personal: The city stopped picking up curbside compost this week and asked residents to instead discard their food ...

MIDDLETOWN — A bucket of moldy old food scraps and pizza boxes may not seem like the foundation for a sound business plan, but it is an enriching one for at least one Delco man as Americans discover ...

Composting has an ick factor. Between gardening and cooking, I produce a lot of waste that goes right into the “green bin” for city composting and I’m always super happy to shuffle it to the curb and ...

New York City has suspended its composting program because of the coronavirus. Here’s an alternative that’s easy, clean and good for the climate. By Hiroko Tabuchi New Yorkers have been through a lot ...