SAN ANTONIO – The soil you use in your garden is important because it adds nutrients to your plants. You can save money and help out the environment at the same time by making your own compost soil.

There are two basic ways to compost outdoors, a static bin (like the one my colleague David Priest made himself) or a compost tumbler. There are infinite ways to make a static bin (plop down a bucket ...

Being eco-friendly in your apartment isn't as hard as you may think. You can change small features to decrease your energy consumption, recycle your cans, plastic bottles and glass, and you can ...

Just because composting at home is easy doesn’t mean that everyone does it. Yes, organic compost is expensive at the garden center and free when you make it yourself, but if you don’t figure out a ...

Missy Frederick is the Cities Director for Eater, and directly oversees coverage in the South and Northeast regions. She has covered D.C. restaurants since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting ...

This spring, I planted six kale plants in a row down the middle of a raised vegetable bed. In a few weeks, three plants on one side were almost twice as big as the others. Growing conditions were the ...

Ineffective compost piles often attract rodents like rats, raccoons and voles for food and shelter. With a few modifications to your existing compost bin and managing the compost pile properly, you ...

In this video, I show you how to compost shredded paper to make rich, fertile, plant food and soil improver. Why waste paper ...