Compost: Be Careful What you put in your Pile

One [Mother Earth News] Reader Shares Personal Experience With Killer Compost on Her Homestead By: Jennifer Kongs Killer compost has negatively affected farms and gardens across the country. Toxic herbicides containing the chemical aminopyralid have become more common on ranches and lawns. Since aminopyralid is resistant to breaking down, many small-scale organic farmers have suffered […]

Backyard Composting Easy As 1, 2, 3…

Many you will probably agree that building an organic home garden can be cost prohibitive. At the hardware store you might have asked yourself: “I have to buy how many bags of that expensive organic compost per square foot to amend my soil?” Fear not! You can make your own  compost for free or very little cost in 3 easy […]