Firefighters on Monday were in the second day of trying to put out a large burning public composting pile in LaPorte. The over 1,000 foot long pile of yard waste at a 25 acre site on Zigler Road near ...

LAPORTE — Firefighters in LaPorte on Monday, Sept. 22 were in their second day of trying to stop a large public composting pile from burning. They were called to the 1,000-foot-plus-long pile of ...

A large public compost pile in LaPorte has been burning for several days. Firefighters are using heavy machinery to dig into the pile and extinguish hotspots. Over seven million gallons of water have ...

Richard cuts open a failed water heater; Jenn and Nathan build a compost bin for a school. The Ask This Old House team shares their personal stories about why they like to work together; Richard ...

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...