How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution. And climate change threatens communities ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible. You can easily start composting in small spaces like apartments or balconies using simple ...

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

The first question most people have when considering home composting is critters—won’t a pile of food scraps in your yard attract rodents and raccoons? Unfortunately, the answer is yes, but there are ...

Many gardeners want to learn how to make a compost bin, and for good reason. Not only is composting a low-cost way to nourish ...

Once all those pretty autumn leaves fall to your yard, they are often treated as a waste product—but these leaves are the beginning of nutrient-rich garden soil, and they make an excellent habitat for ...

Food waste — kitchen scraps, restaurant leftovers, and expired food that gets tossed out at grocery stores — decays quickly. That process generates more methane than any other material that ends up in ...

To help you avoid the worst composting mistakes, we spoke to experts in gardening and horticulture to learn about some of the ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Apartment dwellers and anyone else without their own yard can sometimes feel left out of the Earth Day conversation when it touts all the benefits of growing food or landscaping with native plants in ...