Kerbside collections gaining momentum

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Aug 2, 2021 | Home Gardening

More than 214 tonnes have been collected for recycling and composting in the opening month of Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s new kerbside …

Wintersville club meeting includes presentation of 50-year service pin

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Aug 2, 2021 | Home Gardening

With recycling and composting, that can be reduced drastically. MEETING HIGHLIGHT — Wintersville Woman’s Club President Pat Ketzell, right, was …

People from the region dig into composting at Homewood event

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2021 | Home Gardening

Composting is good. Those were the main messages the University of Illinois Extension/Cook County composting project wanted to convey during an …

Northwest Colorado Food Coalition: Reduce food waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2021 | Home Gardening

Composting food waste keeps the nutrients in our natural systems, instead of the landfill, which is an oxygen deprived environment that turns organics …

What to do with garden waste

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2021 | Home Gardening

* Mulch – use grass cuttings as a layer over soil to retain moisture and reduce weeds;. *Compost – more on home composting, including a subsidised …

Baurs’ team to help in composting and organic farming

by Tips to Gardening Editorial Team | Jul 31, 2021 | Home Gardening

The expert team will also conduct first-hand training in composting and organic farming. Soon after Sri Lanka’s decision to ban chemical fertilisers and …