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 ...

Mill's kitchen bin turns food scraps into the base for chicken feed. While the feed is not currently being produced with the material, Mill has won a few favorable decisions and recommendations ...

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 ...

Dan Rodricks’ recent column urged the new governor to get a large-scale poultry waste incinerator built on the Eastern Shore (“Larry Hogan has a chance to be a green governor,” De… ...

Chicken, cow, horse, and rabbit manure are incredible to add to a fall leaf compost pile. They heat the pile quickly and break dry materials down with ease.

A basic wood compost bin is a rectangular, four-sided structure made from slatted wooden planks or boards that are screwed or nailed together. You will need enough wooden planks or slats for the ...

Aside from food scraps, Green Mountain Compost accepts a limited number of other compostable items, including: Newspaper or untreated paper bags that were used to line a food scrap bin. Liner bags ...