Learn how to build a compact compost bin using a recycled water tank! This easy DIY project helps you reduce waste, recycle materials, and create nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Perfect for ...

"Making It" provides readers with all the tools they need to live a frugal, homemade lifestyle. With step-by-step instructions for a wide range of projects — from growing food in an apartment and ...

If you’re wondering how to make compost and why—well, read on for all the dirt. As gardeners can attest, we grow very attached to the stuff. In fact, when I moved to my new house many years ago, I ...

Composting is one of the best things you can do for your garden, as well as the planet. Not only does it reduce waste, it puts that waste to good use, replenishing your garden's soil with rich ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Reduce waste, create soil and save money by composting! Claire Cuozzo and Diana Vasquez from the Center for Eco Technology in Florence showed us how to create our own ...

This homemade compost bin is lightweight and portable, which makes it easy to move around a garden. I’ve been developing my off-grid homestead for four years, but I’ve wrestled with what to do for a ...

Dear Sandy: Every year, schools are teaching children more and more about taking care of the environment and recycling for their future. Composting is actually not recycling, but rather reusing of ...

Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built ...

If you're lacking material for your compost pile, peruse your pantry before making your breakfast in the morning. You may ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...