Dear EarthTalk: My husband and I want to start a garden this year. I really want to make compost from leftover food scraps and yard materials. He says it will attract unwanted animals, and refuses to agree to it. Is he right? If so, how do we deal with that issue in a green-friendly, non-lethal [...]
The decision to “go green” has been widely embraced by the general public. For those who fancy working in the garden, the benefits of using compost have brought nothing less than excellent results. Although some might complain that the smell is unbearable, the savvy gardener knows that if you are doing it right, there should [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is about both recycling and composting. Almost every site that sells items dedicated to helping you “go green” has them for sale – those $50+ composting pails that sit on your kitchen counter. These are designed to hold your scraps until you get a chance to bring them outside to [...]
