Agriculture is essential to the health and sustainability of our global population. It not only provides the world with a large amount of the food we eat, but it is also a driver of the global economy ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — On a chilly April morning in Des Moines, the promise of spring still seems far away. But as Monika Owczarski walks through her garden, she finds beauty in the cycle of life, death ...

If you’ve just started composting, you might wonder how to speed up compost so it’s completely decomposed and usable. It’s not hard to do! As long as you have the right balance of greens to browns, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When I cogitate on the methods and outcome of home composting, I often think of the title of the classic compost book, “Let it Rot” by Stu Campbell. The book ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible. You can easily start composting in small spaces like apartments or balconies using simple ...

Worms. I’ve got a few. I split my time between a small inner-city apartment in Sydney, Australia, and a wild property that was once a farm, before it was abandoned in the 1970s, four hours to the ...

The intensification of global agriculture results in significant disposal challenges, with 14 billion tons of crop straw and 125 million tons of livestock manure produced annually. Traditional ...

(WSVN) - An effort is underway to clean up South Florida and support local farms at the same time. Now you can be part of it. Heather Walker takes a look in our 7Spotlight. Shoveling soil and emptying ...

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today! Michigan’s environment department is encouraging residents to give their jack-o'-lanterns a sustainable afterlife.