Instead of turning your compost pile with a shovel or pitchfork you can build a tumbling composter that will automatically turn and aerate your materials to help form a rich compost. Commercially ...

Here is a picture of a compost tumbler I built out of recycled material. Build a recycled compost tumbler using a 55-gallon drum, hospital bed parts, a hinge and aluminum scraps. Here is a picture of ...

Compost: It's what eventually becomes of all decomposing organic material. Essentially, it's dirt—but it's not just any dirt. No, this stuff is super rich in the nutrients that are beneficial to plant ...

Roman Gonzalez is the creator of the urban gardening blog MrBrownThumb, founder of the Chicago Seed Library, and a co-founder of One Seed Chicago. You can compost at home with one of many commercially ...

This composter is top-load and side-unload. Use the power of the sun for a solar composter DIY project for winter composting solutions to keep your compost composting! Chickens are a fantastic way to ...

A large plastic garbage bin with a lid A drill A 1/4 inch drill bit 2 bungee cords Use the drill to create holes all over the plastic garbage can, including the lid and the bottom to allow air to ...

Join instructor Joe Blanton to learn how to compost your own nutrient-rich kitchen waste and yard debris in an intensive, hands-on workshop at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Dr.