Worm composting, also known as vermicomposting, is really catching on in urban areas. If you don't have room or want to do traditional composting but really want to turn those kitchen scraps into ...

Composting is a great way to keep food scraps and plant clippings out of the landfill, while creating a valuable garden resource for free. However, getting the process right is a bit of a science and ...

Rhonda Sherman, an extension specialist at N.C. State University, is a vermiculture and vermicompost expert. Sherman is also the president of the NC Composting Council. Juli Leonard ...

Mark asks: I have a worm composting bin in a shady spot in my backyard. It was working well for a while. Now I have cockroaches in the bin. Will they harm the worms? Should I try to get rid Tropical ...

If you’d like to compost all those kitchen vegetable scraps but don’t have the room or inclination for bin composting, consider trying worm composting. Toby Rabold of Upper Saucon Township has been ...

Bill Abresch explains worm composting and Tonya Ashworth talks about organic gardening. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local worm farmer with Happy Daze Worm Farm Bill ...

Be proud of that dinner you made, or that homemade jam, or even those fresh carrots you cut and peeled for your daughter's lunch. But every time you cook, know this: You're not finished until you ...

CINCINNATI — Finding sustainable solutions can be overwhelming but Katie Jacobs found that one helpful creature is wiggling around right under our feet. Jacobs, a recent college graduate, was working ...

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That’s a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...