Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

Composting is one of those things that sounds wonderful in theory, but the moment something goes wrong, your whole backyard pays the price. That rotten egg cloud drifting toward the neighbor's fence.

Most of what goes into U.S. landfills is organic waste, ranging from household food scraps to yard trimmings. That's a problem because in that environment, organic waste is deprived of oxygen, which ...

Most people think of earthworms as beneficial friends to the garden, aerating soil and breaking down organic matter. However, a specific group of invasive worms is turning this common wisdom on its ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to talk about backyard composting. Composting will reduce the amount of waste going to landfills and supply homeowners with a valuable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Instagram Backyard chickens are having a moment in the gardening spotlight after a popular post showed how they can ...

The EAC’s compost workshop will cover the basics of backyard composting. You’ll learn basic techniques to build your compost pile, discuss what materials to include, and talk about what to do with ...