FRANKLIN TWP — Everyone who has kitchen scraps, grass clippings and fallen leaves can easily parlay those seemingly disposable resources into a rich, nutrient-filled addition to their flower and ...

Learn how to make compost and keep composting in winter, how often to turn compost, and get the ratio for green and brown ...

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

Raised garden beds make it easy to grow healthy plants in limited space, but soil costs can add up quickly. In this video, we demonstrate a budget-friendly method that uses natural materials such as ...

Every fall, it seems we’re suddenly surrounded by leaves overnight. The instinct, of course, is to rake, bag and banish them to the landfill as quickly as possible. But here’s the twist. Fallen leaves ...

CORVALLIS — As leaves fall and yard debris bins fill up, it’s a great time to consider composting instead of hauling away those valuable resources. Compost is one of the best ways to build healthy ...

Lawn-care pros cringe at how homeowners often cut their grass — way too short. Scalping a lawn is bad news because it repeatedly reduces the vegetation that’s trying to build energy to fuel the roots ...

The Shafter-Wasco Compost Facility, located on Scofield Avenue adjacent to the Shafter-Wasco landfill, was completed in September, following a construction period that began in April. It is designed ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Leaves will soon be covering the ground across Central Indiana. What should you do with the leaves if you want to be sustainable? I reached out to the Indianapolis Office of ...

LAPORTE — LaPorte firefighters over the weekend twice were called back to a still-smoldering composting pile after wrapping up their nearly one week of around the clock duties there. Firefighters ...

DAYTON — The man accused of shooting and killing a landscaper during an argument over grass clippings appeared in court on Monday. News Center 7’s John Bedell was in court as Travis Jackson faced a ...

Food waste in landfills creates methane, which is a big climate problem. Composting at home can help divert food scraps from landfills. And compost helps improve garden soil. Andy Faust and Kinorea ...