The kitchen prep line at the legislative cafeteria in Raleigh generates about 40 pounds of food scraps a day. At most restaurants and home kitchens in America, scraps like those wind up in landfills, ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

Question: I live in a condo with a patio and small yard. I do a lot of container gardening. I don’t have room for a compost bin, but would like to put my food scraps to work for me in my garden. Can ...

Worms are an integral part of a successful and healthy garden. Their waste helps fertilize the soil and is essential to plant growth. Worms also aerate the soil, break down organic matter for ...

Food waste is a big concern given that more than 30 per cent of food goes to waste through various means. One of the ways to address this problem is to make good use of kitchen waste. Kitchen waste ...