If you have not previously attended these workshops at the Hillsborough County Extension Service, we hope you will. Make plans to register and spend the first S ...

Icy snow isn’t the only hazard lingering after last week’s winter storm. Piles of trash, recycling and compost are adding to ...

Learn to test old seeds for viability. Learn where to get free garden advice. Find free local gardening classes and free and cheap garden plots.

Learn to grow lettuce, spinach, kale and more with proper sun, soil prep, watering, spacing, pest control and succession planting for steady harvests.

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks ...

The best countertop composters make it easier to keep food waste out of landfills, all without sacrificing convenience or ...

As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste. A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S. households waste an estimated 31% of the food purchased annually. This amounts to an estimated ...

The City of New Bedford is urging residents to be more mindful about waste during the holidays, offering several tips to reduce landfill contributions. Jennifer Vieira, director of the Department of ...

Though some folks are longing for snow, weather services predict a warmer, wetter winter than usual (whatever usual is anymore). Since Washington is still in deep drought, extra rain will be helpful, ...

Environmental club posters around Cross. Students pick up snacks from the share table. Instead of throwing their meatball sandwiches into a trash can, Wilbur Cross High School students sorted their ...

Don't you find tasks especially satisfying when you can kill two birds with one stone? That's what happens when you use the stacking turf method to make awesome compost. The method, also known as ...