Funds available for composting projects. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Those wishing funding for a pilot project focused on localized composting and food waste reduction have until early September to apply. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse explains the collaboration and purpose behind cooperative agreements in compositing and food waste reduction. Sponsored ContentCIR …
A Few Common Composting Mistakes You Need to Avoid
Some common composting mistakes to avoid. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Composting is the ultimate recycling activity. It reduces the amount of garbage that goes into our landfills, and transforms into one of the best soil boosters you can add to your garden. Just mix air, water, and some kitchen scraps and yard trimmings, then wait. There is …
Winter Composting Tips You Should Know
Some winter composting tips you should know about. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Just because the winter weather sets in that doesn’t mean the composting should stop. First, picking the right container to hold your compost through the colder months is important. Tumblers are a closed-bin system that makes year-round composting pretty easy. They sit on a …
Composting: Disposing of Kitchen Food Scraps and Garden Waste
A beginner’s guide to composting. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Home composting is a win-win activity. Not only is it a sustainable way of disposing of kitchen food scraps and garden waste, it also happens to make top-notch compost that your plants will love. Composting is a year-round activity. Late summer to early winter is a peak …
Making a Quick Compost Using Autumn Leaves
Cathy Isom gives you important tips about how to make a quick compost with all of those autumn leaves. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Leaf compost is a great way to use fallen leaves. A good leaf for composting has high nitrogen and calcium levels but low lignin levels, as this ratio breaks down faster. Some top …
Transforming Compost into an Effective Liquid Fertilizer Tea
Cathy Isom shares one of the best ways for transforming compost into an effective liquid fertilizer tea. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Store-bought liquid fertilizer can be expensive, especially if you have a lot of plants to feed. Fortunately, there’s a cost-effective, easy alternative you can brew up at home. Getting started with home-brewed liquid fertilizer can …
Things You Shouldn’t Throw into the Compost Bin
Composting is critical to your soil health, and gardening. Cathy Isom has a list of some things you shouldn’t throw into the compost bin. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Composting is a crucial part of having an organic garden, and it’s a smart way to decrease your carbon footprint. You can technically compost almost anything that was …
Build Compost Without a Compost Bin
Brian German sits in for Cathy Isom today. Brian bring us some valuable information about how to build compost without a compost bin. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Compost bins can be a bit scary or intimidating to some people. Regardless of how much we’ve come to accept that we need to be composting our kitchen scraps, …
Saving Kitchen Scraps for the Spring Garden
Cathy Isom fills you in about some of your kitchen waste you should be saving for spring fertility. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Kitchen scraps that can turn into garden goodies. One of the most popular and well-regarded kitchen waste products for the garden is used coffee grounds. They can provide a bump of nitrogen to plants …
Red Worm Composting Benefits
Cathy Isom fills us in on the benefits of red worm composting and how to get started. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If backyard composting hasn’t worked for you, but you still want to turn your kitchen waste into nourishing compost, you might try your hand at worm composting. This is done indoors in plastic bins; …