Gardening naturally lends itself to reusing and recycling — just think about compost and last year’s seed trays. So if there’s a way to reduce trash while saving money on produce, you can count me in.

Sonoma County Master Gardeners tell how to make and maintain productive, healthy compost. Phyllis T. writes: I’d like to save my kitchen scraps to make compost. Can you please tell me how to do this?

Blending kitchen scraps with water makes quick compost to feed plants. Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches. Pour blender compost around plants, or into trenches, compost ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

Composting is an excellent way to eliminate spent leaves and help the environment. Composting also conserves moisture and ...

Gardening naturally lends itself to reusing and recycling — just think about compost and last year’s seed trays. So if there’s a way to reduce trash while saving money on produce, you can count me in.

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here's a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...

The howls on social media have been fierce since the state started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here’s a confession from a longtime composter: Putting ...