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 ...
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 ...
Vermiculture, or worm composting, is the practice of using worms to produce natural fertilizer – in the form of worm casings – to add to your garden. Worm casings are one of the richest fertilizers that you can add to your garden and one of the best things about them is that you can produce ...
Many consumers are making the switch from plastic grocery bags to reusable canvas totes, but few families have yet to adjust their habits when it comes to plastic garbage bags. The use of non-biodegradable plastic in trash bags is nearly universal, and may be one of the main reasons that so many people do not ...
Home cooking creates all kinds of waste, much of which can safely be sent down the garbage disposal. However, fatty foods such as meat or butter drippings, cooking oils, gravy, and mayonnaise based dishes should never be sent down the drain. The cooler temperatures of the sewer pipes turns these items into solids which will ...
