Creating compost and using it in our gardens is one of the best things you can do for the environment and for your garden. Here are 3 ways to start composting. Compost is nature’s recycling bin by taking all the vegetative and brown waste and turning it into soil that is rich in nutrients. CompostRead More
Tips for Winter Composting
Use these tips for winter composting to keep your compost pile going all winter long. Composting is an excellent way to not only use up your food and lawn waste, but also create bountiful gardens. Because traditional composting is a heated process where bacteria break down organic material, it can be a challenge for thoseRead More
7 Food Scraps That Are Perfect for Your Garden
When you are done making a salad or hard boiling some eggs, your first instinct may be to toss those food scraps in the garbage. But wait, don’t do that just yet! If you have a garden, you will want to keep some of your food scraps as they make excellent nutrients for your soilRead More
Easy Tips for Starting a Compost Pile
When you are trying to have a great organic garden, these easy tips for starting a compost pile are sure to come in handy. Not only will you be able to know exactly what is fertilizing your garden, you’ll be able to reduce the waste your family is putting in the garbage each day. SoRead More
7 Frugal DIY Compost Bin Projects
Spring is almost upon us and one great early gardening and sustainable thing you can start right now is a compost bin. Sure you can buy one, but often times, they can be outside your budget and there are so many ways to create one at home for free or nearly free. A compost binRead More
How to Get Started With Composting
Sadie is sharing tips for how to get started with composting. Composting allows you to turn your food waste into free compost that is nutrient-rich and can be used for many things! Most likely, you’re going to use it for gardening, so that is what this post will focus on. I personally love to useRead More
How to Make a Compost Bin with Bales of Straw
Have you wanted to start composting, but were overwhelmed by the process of creating a compost bin or the expense of buying one? Well I discovered a quick, easy, and fairly inexpensive way to make a compost bin! You can make a DIY compost bin using straw bales. Added benefit, your building supplies are allRead More
Fast, Inexpensive Do-It-Youself Composter
Make your own composter in under 30 minutes and under 30 dollars with this Home ECOnomics video. The composters that are demonstrated are easy to make and an improvement over my open pit composting. I happen to have the materials to make both of the composters in this video, so it will not cost meRead More
