One of my new year's resolutions was to get the composting under control. Saving garden and kitchen waste is not itself the problem: I'm such a compost fanatic that I've been known to scrape up the ...

It's a sacred principle of container gardening, but putting crocks at the bottom of a container can do more damage than good. Dig deep: using crocks, left, will reduce the volume of compost that is ...

Composting is the new recycling--it's cool, it's green, and, well, smelly. But there are companies out there who recognize the importance of making composting more palatable to consumers. First there ...

As Tom Philpott wrote in the introductory essay to Grist’s Feeding the City series, urban agriculture took a huge hit once combustible-fuel machines replaced horses — and horse manure — as the vehicle ...

Composting is a lot like sex. It’s a healthy, natural process involving fertility, tumbling around, and — when it’s going right — steaminess. On top of that, some people call it dirty. It’s not our ...

The idea of composting appeals to many of us. But what if you live in an apartment with a small balcony? Or what if you just aren't going to get out to the compost pile in the back yard after every ...