I had a reader email the other day and ask where I keep my compost bin. I’ve always kept mine under the kitchen sink in the past but I stumbled upon this fascinating article when I went to research where other people keep them. Apparently the location of the bin matters A LOT when it Read More >>
Composting for the Home Gardener
Composting can seem a bit overwhelming if you’re a newbie, but it’s actually really, really simple. You can use a composter that is super simple and cheap, or you can get a fancy one. Either way, “cooking your garbage” {Thanks Uncle Buck}, is like FREE nutrient rich goodness for your garden. All it really requires Read More >>
Learn to Compost, Forage or Pickle in a Seattle Tilth Class
If you are an expert gardener, a novice gardener or even a non-gardener, the Seattle Tilth has some perfect classes for you. I’m a super fan of the Seattle Tilth because they truly help gardeners and homesteaders at any and every level. Right now they are ready to show you how to take advantage of Read More >>
Preventing Food Waste – How to Use Your Summer Harvest
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. For more information, see my disclosure policy. I recently teamed up with Glad Food Protection to take the #SAVEITSUNDAY pledge to not only help eliminate food waste in my own kitchen, but to show you some cool and creative ways you can reduce food waste in Read More >>
DIY – How to Make a Compost Tumbler
My friend Heather recently made a compost tumbler from scratch and I wanted to share this easy peasy tutorial with you. Here are the directions, photos and even a video of the tumbler in action. ********************** Composting.Is.Awesome. Nature takes useless bits of food, grass, dead leaves and other natural pieces of organic material and turns Read More >>