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NEVADA, Iowa — More specialty crop producers are using high tunnels to protect crops and to expand the growing season to capitalize on early- and late-season markets. Rich Schuler, energy consultant ...

Composting requires the right balance of new materials, water and heat to keep the microorganisms in your pile healthy and happy. Adobe Stock Image When gardeners ...

ADAMS — A new renewable heating system is scheduled to debut in Adams this winter. Composting, until now, has been an “untapped source of heat,” Agrilab Technologies President Brian Jerose said during ...

Your compost pile is already a source of enriched soil and nutrients for your garden, but it can also be a source of free heat for your greenhouse as well. If you've ever turned your compost pile in ...

Q: I’m composting in plastic trash cans with holes. It’s taking a very long time to make compost, despite adding carbon to my grass clippings and kitchen waste. I water and turn it every few days.

I'm trying to get my compost pile to heat up, but I'd rather not turn it. The pile is about 3 feet high and maybe 4 feet in diameter. I'm putting mostly kitchen scraps in it, which I assume are mostly ...

One more round of snow. Just one more round of snow. Our spring seems to be peppered with one more round of snow. Actually, this is good news for groundwater levels. I am glad to take whatever Mother ...

MONTPELIER – Some folks talk about compost piles as if they were furnaces. They have a good point. No secret: Properly heaped and cultivated, the leftovers of our fields, forests, kitchens — and yes, ...

Composting is a great thing to take on as a gardener. It uses up waste and provides you with a homemade, nutrient-rich growing matter for your yard. But, if you find your compost heap is not heating ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately ...

BACK TO THE EARTH: Participants in the Buncombe County-City of Asheville food scrap drop-off program can get a complimentary container to store their scraps, as shown above by Casi Lohmeyer at the ...