BLACKVILLE – Necessity was the mother of invention when it comes to Humble Acres Organics in Blackville, its owners say. Chicken farmer Tim McCormick and his son, Kevin, said they trusted in the ...

Amsden recommends popping hen and rooster excrement into a well-tended compost bin, where its potency helps resident microbes break down kitchen scraps, zap pathogens and obliterate weed seeds. To ...

A free workshop on how to compost chicken manure will run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the Central Park Gardens near Third and B streets. A Yolo County Master Gardener will ...