There’s a huge problem destroying gardens in the US. For those that aren’t familiar with the very high risk associated with putting manure or purchased compost in your gardens, you NEED to read this ...

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While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

What do athletic fields at Hempfield schools, abandoned strip mines in Northumberland County and first-of-its-kind groundwater recharge landscaping at a Lititz housing development all have in common?

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them is the ...

Kern County supervisors will consider approving Tuesday afternoon a 160-acre chicken and cow manure composting operation proposed by Grimmway Enterprises near Copus Road and Interstate 5. The Center ...

Further proof that Lancaster County's long-standing excess-manure problem is being transformed into an asset surfaced today with the announcement of a two-year pilot project to compost up to 80,000 ...

The last frost date for Indiana will soon pass, bringing dreams of bountiful vegetable gardens to Hoosier green thumbs. With those dreams come schemes for enriching soils and a commitment to compost ...