Anyone who is either brand new to the world of composting or who has been a master composter for many years has undoubtedly come across items that seem particularly difficult to contend with in a compost pile. Two such items are avocados and different types of citrus.
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If you love growing tomatoes as much as we do, you are going to be very interested in learning more about the U.S. Composting Council’s Million Tomato Compost Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to grow one million tomatoes for community gardens and food banks! The
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Nearly 1 billion people will pay tribute to the Earth on Monday, April 22, according to EarthDay.org. Given that there are approximately 7 billion inhabitants of the planet, that’s a pretty good participation rate! Earth day is just around the corner! What’s your Earth Day act of
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As tiny sprouts of our springtime flowers emerge for another chance at life, we were reminded to look at our kitchen scraps with the same attitude of renewal. Many fruit and vegetable scraps that are deemed inedible or compost-worthy can be directly re-grown into food that is
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Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Whichever you choose, here are tips to help you grow delicious tomatoes in containers using your own compost. You CAN produce healthier, homegrown tomatoes even if you don’t have a garden or a yard! What you need: Large Containers
Read more →Kermit the Frog is well-known for his famous song, “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” A blog on National Public Radio’s website states: “This song epitomizes Kermit’s role as the sensitive hero, the not-so-fearless leader of the Muppets. He goes from “gosh, it’s rough being green” to “well,
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