Do you own an outdoor composter or have a compost heap in the yard? If you do then you will know that collecting compostable fruit and vegetable waste can be a difficult routine to maintain. You need to collect the scraps of compostable food and take them out to the compost heap after every meal [...]

Fall seemed the appropriate time to talk about worm composting. Worm composting is a way to recycle food waste into a rich, dark, earthy-smelling soil conditioner. This type of composting is somewhat unique in that it can be done indoors, as well as outdoors, this allows for all year composting. If you live in a [...]

In March I blogged about our new Rose garden, we used organic soil, compost and mulch. We are so proud of how it has thrived over the past five months, I thought I would update everyone on its progress. It really has done fantastic. All the roses have grown so much and bloomed over and [...]

It’s finally here, St. Patricks day 2009! Here are a few tips for staying green on surely the greenest day of the year… Recycle: Try to recycle all paper and plastic as well as any aluminum cans but remember to leave any extra greasy paper / cardboard out of the recycle bin. Consider composting any [...]