This requires setting up a composting area, adding the right materials, mixing them in the correct ratios, stirring and turning the mix, and maintaining optimal temperature and moisture levels in ...

Prepare the Composting Area. Select a garden bed or spot in your garden where you’d like to enrich the soil. For trench composting, dig a trench about 12 inches deep.

May 31—Composting can be messy work but several area residents are using this process to cut down on waste. Jodie Parolini, agriculture educator for the Cherokee County OSU Cooperative Extension ...

The best way to build good soil is to add compost. International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is May 5-11. The goal of the ICAW is to raise public awareness on why we should use compost to create ...

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

Real Estate Area colleges are knee-deep in composting — and they like it Schools educate students on the importance of a green lifestyle, set up bins in dining and residence halls.

Lots of acres = lots of opportunity for composting. Find an open area on your land that sits in direct sunlight, Young says. Get large wooden pallets to create an enclosed compost structure, ...