Body composting is an alternative to traditional burial or cremation that has spurred the interest of many Texans.

Remember to keep a gardening journal. Take pictures and draw diagrams for next year. Jot down what worked and what did not. Sharpen your tools. Wait anxiously for the February seed catalogs. Be ready ...

Five years after Washington became the first state to legalize natural organic reduction, 13 more states have approved the death care process. Recompose founder and CEO Katrina Spade is eyeing the ...

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Soil Science recently found that this agricultural waste can actually boost crop yield and lower pollution — when treated properly. When ...

Tender or borderline hardy plants won’t appreciate being left outdoors in your flower beds all winter. Abandoning them to the elements risks certain death, but rather than lifting them to bring them ...

Light as a feather and seemingly ubiquitous, plastic drinking straws tip the scales as environmental villains—clogging landfills, choking marine life and lasting for years.

Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources needed are readily available and many are free at this time of the year. Start by putting fall leaves to work in ...

This means that when you buy a compostable bag in India, there's an 85% chance it will end up in a regular garbage dump or landfill where it behaves exactly like a plastic bag -- taking years to break ...

Keeping the soil green as much and as long as possible requires adapted tillage. Strip-till can combine that with non-inversion tillage (NIT). In the Netherlands, it is applied only to a limited ...

An autumn display of mums, straw bales, pumpkin and ornamental squash dress up this landscape. Courtesy Melinda Myers. Cooler temperatures ...

Cooler temperatures signal a change of seasons and an opportunity to add some fall decor to the landscape. Garden centers are filled with fall favorites like pumpkins, ornamental squash, pansies, mums ...

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a similar path. Marketplace set out to determine how items would break down if ...