When you think of compost, farm-sized mounds traditionally come to mind. But thanks to the evolution of the compost bin, you no longer need a lot of space to compost at home. Small compost bins maximize available space to heat up and break down even small amounts of kitchen waste. Here’s a quick tutorial to ...
As national awareness of a global ecological crisis is being risen, cat-and-dog-owners are looking for more and more ways to raise green pets. While composting your cat’s litter isn’t likely to turn him a freakish shade of olive-drab, this step-by-step guide can help reduce your cat’s ecological paw-print by disposing of his waste in a ...
Many gardeners will tell you that composting is a needed necessity when it comes to adding vital nutrients to garden soil. However, those same gardeners will also tell you how messy and unsightly compost piles can be, not to mention the smell. If you feel an open compost bin is too revealing for your yard, ...
New Yorkers are a green bunch. We take public transportation everywhere, we live in one of the top walking cities in the country, and the bravest among us even ride our bikes on the city streets. Today, farmers markets are more prevalent than ever, and areas like Brooklyn are re-defining what it means to be ...
A compost bin can be a perfect addition to your organic garden and creating a bin does not have to be expensive! There are many excellent reasons to create a compost bin. Composting is a great way to give back to the environment. Compost is a wonderful addition to the soil of your existing garden ...
There is a wealth of fun to have in the garden, and children are always happy to join in. Catch, and keep, their attention with these five fun activities. Some are good indoors, others are good outdoors, but all are done with the garden in mind. 1. Painting a Flower Pot If your kids are ...
I don’t mean to boast, but every year our tomatoes are the envy of the neighborhood. Not only do they grow fast, they produce the vegetable (or is that fruit?) in record time. The vines must be contained by large five foot wire cages, and the quantity of tomatoes is tremendous. But what’s this got ...
We all know that kids learn best when they are actively involved in the process. Making a mini compost bin in your classroom will provide students with a hands-on project designed to teach the process of decomposition and teach them the value of composting waste materials for fertilizer. To make the compost bin you will ...
