June 30, 2025
From Kitchen Scraps to Garden Gold: Your Guide to Composting
Composting, a practice dating back to biblical times, is a natural way to create nutrient-rich fertilizer, reducing gardening expenses and benefiting the environment (food scraps and yard waste make up 30% of landfill waste). It involves layering “green” materials (grass clippings, coffee grounds, fruit/veg scraps) and “brown” materials (dead leaves, shredded paper, cardboard) in a 50/50 ratio, maintaining moisture and regularly stirring the pile. Items to avoid include
