Alexandre Valente 
Composting is an excellent way to recycle fallen leaves, veggie scraps, lawn clippings and other forms of organic waste back into your garden. Plus, it can be a great way to save money, while keeping your garden as healthy as possible. Compost is basically a soil conditioner. It creates nutrient reserves for your plants to …
The mango or banana peels in your waste bin will eventually decompose, as will many forms of organic matter thanks to helpful microorganisms. Composting is simply a process that helps speed up the natural decay of organic matter by offering the ideal conditions for detritus-eating microorganisms to thrive. The end-product of this decomposition process is …
If you are wondering how you can keep flies away from your compost, you are not alone. Flies are a common challenge for most people who compost. Keeping them off can be quite challenging, but with the right information, you can totally keep your compost bin free from flies. There are various flies that can …
Composting is awesome! You can recycle your food, provide the environment with different benefits such as a more nutritious soil structure, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lessen the damage from droughts, and avoid the use of chemicals. However, purchasing a composting bin can be expensive, with some bins costing upwards of $100, which is why people …
From a practical standpoint, an individual composts because they enjoy growing their own fruits and vegetables. They do so because they like the sense of pride that comes with the ability to provide their family healthy, fresh, and homegrown food products. Still, composting can mean much more! It’s not only good for the environment, but …
One of the best things you can do with your garden or kitchen waste is to create a compost pile. The world is changing and with our increasing awareness on environmental issues, we are forced to change. Simply put, we’re all trying as hard as possible to limit our impact on the environment, and a …
With environmental concerns attracting lots of attention from all corners of the globe, more and more people are striving to minimize their impact on the only home we all share; the planet. Instead of relying on conventional water toilets, many people are using composting toilets because they don’t use any water at all. Plus, these …
Compostable plates have gained lots of popularity in the last few years, thanks to a host of benefits they guarantee. A significant amount of the garbage that ends up in oceans and landfills is made of plastic food packaging. Using biodegradable products may help reduce the trash that ends up in landfills as well as …
Compost is ready when it’s brown, dark, and smells like earth. It’s when the bacteria are no longer active, that you have mature compost capable of growing plants, which is people often question how long it takes to have mature compost. Does more mature compost produce taller plants? Even though we have limited evidence, there …
Climate change is a big deal. As the world warms, the water evaporates, leading to more moisture in the air. This means many areas in the world will experience intense rainfall, while others intense snowfall. We can also expect to see drought in inland areas during hot summers, and more flooding take place from rainstorms …