First popularized in Japan in the 1980s, bokashi composting is a unique, indoor composting method that has a number of advantages over other composting systems. Not only is bokashi composting small ...

Composting at home has many benefits, from enriching the soil with nutrients to reducing methane emissions by diverting food waste from landfills. People typically compost fruit peels, vegetable ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’ve got a new food waste bin in our kitchen. It can turn ordinary food waste into extraordinary fermented ...

It’s no secret that restaurants and food establishments also come with a lot of food waste. Sometimes it can’t be helped, especially if customers bill out with their plates half-full. When situations ...

This image provided by Bokashi Living shows kitchen scraps being added to a bokashi composting bucket. (bokashiliving.com via AP) (AP) -- It's no secret that the key to healthy plants is healthy soil, ...

At Woodend Farm on the Scottish Borders, manure produced by the farm’s 32,000 free-range hens is mixed with woodchip, chopped ...

Incorporating composting into your gardening routine is a great way to reduce waste and add nutrients and organic matter to your yard. It is basically creating free fertilizer while sending much less ...

Using a compost starter can speed up the process. It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold ...