The program will offer children ages eight to 14 the chance to unplug and enjoy hands-on activities after school while ...

At Bella Mente Montessori Academy in Vista, the students care for live chickens, tend a vegetable garden and dig up stumps to make way for an orchard. They fertilize the beds with chicken manure, and ...

Composting is the most Earth-friendly way to dispose of food waste and it's easy to get started. Composting can have many benefits, such as reducing food waste, promoting healthy plant growth, ...

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 ...

The organization has collected and processed more than 80 tons — or about 161,686 pounds — of food scraps from all around ...

Starting April 1, buildings that don’t separate compostable waste from trash will face fines. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at curbside composting. The city will begin ...

I recently got a question from a reader about where to get good soil and compost. Part of her request was for “organic” soil and compost. The Spokane region is home to a wide variety of soils ...