A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

The use of food waste compost in gardening presents a viable alternative to commercial potting mixes, balancing sustainability and plant health.

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Across the world, fields and gardens are turning into lifeless crusts that repel water and resist roots. Yet the most ...

Learn composting basics from browns and greens to hot composting techniques. Whether you have a garden or not, backyard composting reduces waste and creates nutrient-rich soil.

Our gardening expert, Andrew Clark joins John O’Hara to answer all your gardening questions including root rot in raspberries ...

Winter composting can feel like watching paint dry, except the paint is frozen and the “dry” part is literal. Cold slows microbes, your pile shrinks less, and kitchen scraps seem to sit there forever.

Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about ...

Short on space, time or patience for turning compost heaps? Trench composting, sometimes called 'lazy composting', is one of the simplest, most effective ways to recycle kitchen and garden waste while ...