The best fill materials for raised garden beds are the ones that can decompose on their own, like twigs, leaves, straw, and more. Starting your raised bed with a layer of cardboard or newspaper can ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Raised garden beds are a good way to get started gardening, save your back, and maybe get more veggies. This week's question starts with the soil. Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In ...

Composting is beneficial to gardeners and the environment, but to make the most of it, you need to discover which method best ...

Residents are recycling their Christmas trees these days at the Oak Grove Multi-Municipal Composting Facility in Middle Smithfield that went into full operation in the fall despite debate among the ...

It’s midafternoon on a steamy Saturday, and you’ve hauled several large bundles of branches into Bethlehem to compost. “Where do you think you’re going with that, ma’am,” a stern-faced man with a clip ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview residents continue cleaning up debris left behind by Monday’s storm. Well, that debris has to go somewhere, and much of it is taken to the Longview compost site, ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. There are a few different types of raised garden beds, but I think the type most ...