This column is written by the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions ...

We have two freestanding plastic composters in our home garden so we can do our small part in reducing waste going to a landfill. Continue putting organic material from the kitchen in the composter ...

Food waste makes up one-quarter of landfill waste and contributes to more methane emissions than other landfill materials. The Detroit Community Composting Collective Project is out to curb food waste ...

Learn how to start composting food waste at home with this simple beginner’s guide. Turn kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich ...

A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing the various styles of tents they make.

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- City Council has voted to extend an agreement with the City of Westlake for sharing costs related to composting residents’ leaves each fall. City Council, during a Feb. 2 meeting, ...

Every autumn as our trees lose their leaves, we're all conditioned to bag them up and put them at the front of the drive to be taken away. But what if there is a better way to use them? Creating leaf ...

In Umeå, Sweden, a team of researchers looked at how organic matter breaks down in cold seasons, particularly when snow cover is reduced. The researchers removed snow from plots of land to simulate ...

Fallen leaves cover the base of a row of trees at a garden in Long Island, N.Y., on Nov. 3, 2025. (Jessica Damiano via AP) There are a lot of leaves outside my window, and I’m guessing your view might ...