3 Easy Composting Solutions for City Living
October 2, 2025
If you’re interested in reducing your organic compost in the city but just don’t know how to get started in a...
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Bokashi: The Pros and Cons for Urban Composters
September 18, 2025
I’m regularly asked about bokashi composting and its benefits in the urban jungle setting. What is it? How does it work?...
Continue readingComposting: 5 Myths Debunked
May 2, 2026
Composting is obviously great for our gardens. We also know it’s a great way to reduce the amount of organic waste...
Continue readingComposting as Therapy
April 3, 2026
“The ground’s generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty. Try to be more like the ground” - Rumi Over the last...
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March 7, 2026
Composting cooking oil Can you compost cooking oil? This is a common composting query that a simple google search doesn’t seem to...
Continue reading5 Things not to throw on the compost heap & what to do with them instead
February 28, 2026
This is Part II of a blog I wrote a couple of weeks back about what foods not to throw into...
Continue readingPickling Nasturtium Pods: How to Pickle Poor-Man’s Capers
February 21, 2026
It’s that time of year: my nasturtiums now control certain parts of my garden, they are brimming with flowers and I’m...
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February 1, 2026
This is a two-part blog, that identifies things that are not suitable for your urban compost pile (worm farm, tumbler, hot...
Continue readingHow To Harvest Worm Castings Like A Boss
January 24, 2026
The most frequently asked questions I get from new composters once their farms are showing signs of the fabulous compost they...
Continue reading4 FUN COMPOSTING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
January 9, 2026
Keen to get your kids into composting? Want your kids to show an interest in the garden? These activities are aimed...
Continue reading4 SUREFIRE WAYS TO A THRIVING WORM FARM
November 27, 2025
Worm farms are a great way to reduce your organic waste and be environmentally conscious in the process. Plus there is...
Continue readingWHAT IS THAT CRITTER?
November 16, 2025
Worried that your worm farm is inhabited by more than just the average worm? Concerned you might have become a breeder...
Continue readingKale: pin up boy of superfoods, king among veg, but is it worthy of the hype?
October 22, 2025
It’s still the hero of green smoothies everywhere; a darling of foodies and wellness gurus alike; a staple on hipster menus;...
Continue reading6 Kick Ass Veggies for your Fall Container Garden
October 6, 2025
As a container gardener, when fall rolls round I tend to feel much less inspired by planting than I do when...
Continue readingOn Vermicomposting and What Makes this Sh!t so Sh!t Hot
September 7, 2025
I frequently preach about why composting is important. The spiel goes something like this: it saves sending our organic waste to...
Continue readingHow to Build a Worm Tower for Your Apartment
August 25, 2025
If you live in an apartment, it’s likely you have limited space to dedicate to composting your kitchen scraps. But it...
Continue readingHELP! Mass carnage in your worm farm & other problems
August 5, 2025
So you think your compost don’t stink? Good for you - that’s what you’re aiming for! But chances are at some...
Continue readingPromote Global Worming, Not Global Warming: 4 Reasons to Compost
August 5, 2025
Did you know that about half of all household waste is organic? Organic Waste is Compostable Waste! Whether you live in an...
Continue readingHow to Feed Your Composting Worms
August 5, 2025
What and how you feed your worms is a big factor in how healthy your worm farm will be. In short, it...
Continue readingWhen life gives you lemons…..
August 5, 2025
Lemons are by far the most prolifically used fresh food item in our kitchen. We juice them, zest them, use them...
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