Worms, kept in a bin of biodegradable bedding, feed on food waste and release castings that are nutrient-rich. Over a period of months, the castings combine with decomposed bedding and become ...

Food waste — kitchen scraps, restaurant leftovers, and expired food that gets tossed out at grocery stores — decays quickly. That process generates more methane than any other material that ends up in ...

We cram life into tiny spaces and then blame the bin when it smells like regret. Small kitchens. Thin walls. Flatmates who cook fish at 10pm. The idea of ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

Scott talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about red wiggler worms. These are worms that can be put to work turning kitchen waste into compost. New York City worm expert Naomi Bloom also joins the ...

Composting has an ick factor. Between gardening and cooking, I produce a lot of waste that goes right into the “green bin” for city composting and I’m always super happy to shuffle it to the curb and ...

Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they ...

The Stanislaus County Library will impart some especially rich knowledge: using worms to compost kitchen scraps. The public can attend free classes in June at the main library in Modesto and seven of ...