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The eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation transforms the human body into nutrient rich soil Last December, the country's first funeral home offering natural organic reduction — ...

For a start, don’t re-use it as potting compost as all the goodness will be gone and there may be potential diseases, fungi or viruses present. Unless you have a very large amount, I would add the ...

“I drink a lot of coffee, and a gardening friend told me I should use the coffee grounds in my garden. I was wondering if that is a good idea. Other friends have said not to bother, so I’m puzzled as ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Besides burial and cremation, there is an emerging third option for Minnesotans after they die — terramation. A new law goes into effect July 1 in Minnesota, stating that ...

Not all parchment paper is compostable. Find out which kind is and the best ways to add it to your compost pile. Parchment ...

Garden enthusiasts are being advised to add teabags to their gardens this spring, but only after tearing them open.

Before you throw out your next batch of used coffee grounds, consider composting them. As food weblog Serious Eats points out, composting used coffee grounds is a great way to start cheap, ...