Composting is easy and inexpensive ... The organic content comes, mostly, from the end of the plant life cycle. Fallen leaves ...

Your food scraps could be used to help support the Everglades through a new partnership between the village of Pinecrest and the Miccosukee Tribe. Why it matters: Instead of dumping food waste into ...

The village of Pinecrest has launched an innovative effort to do just that. The pilot project converts food scraps into ...

Composting involves decomposing organic materials to create nutrient-rich soil. A compost pile needs a balance of green (nitrogen-rich) and brown (carbon-rich) materials. Maintaining proper ...

Garden composters create rich, nutrient-filled soil from kitchen scraps and yard waste. The amount of soil produced depends on the capacity of your tumbler. If you have a small balcony and use ...

How long will it take? Begin in spring to have compost by autumn. Compost can be made all year round. 1 Help your children to set up the compost bin or site, ensuring the bin is placed on earth ...

It really has fostered a sense of environmental responsibility in our community,” said one village council member.

Those funds were part of a larger USDA Compost and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative Agreement for $400,000 to the city and FEED MKE during the 2023-2024 funding cycle. FEED MKE wanted to ...