My first real introduction to composting was when my sister, Vanessa, buried some banana peels in our backyard as part of a science fair project in elementary school. We grew up with a compost pile in ...

Someone preparing a bokashi compost bucket with lots of food scraps. - Guido Mieth/Getty Images By just looking at it, bokashi and worm composting (vermicomposting) might seem like similar ways to ...

Bokashi, the practice of fermenting kitchen waste to use in your garden and landscape, has long been practiced in Asia and is starting to gain ground in this country. Contra Costa Master Gardener ...

If you’re looking for a way to turn nearly all of your food waste into nutritious garden food, bokashi composting is for you. Bokashi composting is not exactly composting. It’s really fermentation, ...

Homemade compost is a vital ingredient of any sustainable garden, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach to making it. There are several types of composting worth exploring – each with its own ...

Composting is a simple and effective way to recycle organic waste and transform it into nutrient-rich compost that can be used to improve soil health and promote plant growth. Whether you have a large ...

Editor's note: This story is part of our on-going #WasteNotNJ series on reducing food waste in New Jersey. Common thinking that living a #WasteNot life takes a lot of effort is a myth, said longtime ...

Composting is the process of turning food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. You can try a range of composting methods based on your needs and the amount of space you have. If you ...

Although use of sludge composting has increased in recent years, no specific, objective test of process performance was available to indicate the rate of waste decomposition. Various tests of organic ...