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5 Ways to Create an Organic Garden on the Cheap

What you can do: Use compost, homemade pest fighters, and other organic techniques for a garden that’s as thrifty as it is healthy.

How Compost Turns Yard Waste into Black Gold

What you can do: Start collecting yard waste and kitchen scraps, and throw them in your backyard in the right proportions.

Fall Garden Cleanup: 9 Ways to Prep Your Garden for Winter

What you can do: During your fall garden cleanup, remove every little piece of tomato and potato plants to avoid late blight spore reproduction throughout winter.

Never Throw Food Away Again

What you can do: Shop smarter. When buying produce, buy one ripe, one nearly ripe, and one green item to minimize spoilage.

How to Buy Compost

What you can do: Ask the right questions, and seek out an earthy-smelling compost that is a bit lighter than soil; stay away from biosolid-based compost.

5 Reasons Why Chickens Belong in Your City, Town, or Neighborhood

What you can do: Figure out if you have what it takes to raise chickens—they're harder than cats but easier than dogs. If you do, choose location-appropriate breeds.

Gov't Trashes Compost, Brings Back Styrofoam

What you can do: Invest in reusable utensils, straws, and water bottles to easily and conveniently slash your personal plastic profile.

'Organic' Compost Laced with Human Sewage Sludge—Don't Buy It!

What you can do: Avoid bagged compost listing biosolids as an ingredients, and grill the compost maker about the compost's source.

Is "Biodegradable" Always Good?

What you can do: When you buy biodegradable goods, compost them yourself rather than throwing them out. Avoid unnecessary packaging, biodegradable or not.