Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is just around the corner and with it will come lawn care and thoughts of planting a garden. One of the ways to reduce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. composting 101 lead The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It's better than fertilizer when it comes to providing ...

Zarron Brown, a former U.S. Marine, in his garden at his home in Miami Gardens. Brown is part of FIU’s new farming outreach program, designed to help veterans launch second careers or expand careers ...

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 ...

According to the most recent EPA estimates, the average American is responsible for throwing away almost 1,500 pounds of trash annually. Much of this waste falls under reduce, reuse or recycle ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. When Hevelynn Nealy invites people to ...

Costa shares some simple tips to create compost for the garden. The key to creating good compost is to think like a microbe, Costa says; like us, they need air, water and food. Get that right, and the ...