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Forest bathing is based on scientific evidence that time spent in nature is good for you. The term emerged in the 1980s from ...

Countless people love buying pumpkins, carving them into jack-o’-lanterns, and displaying the gourds outside to ring in the ...

Nourish Beauty; Recycle Peace; Blessed Be. Mary Lucille Hays lives in Birdland near White Heath. She is serious about answering mail from readers. Consider subscribing to support your small-town ...

1. Collect plant-based kitchen scraps (shred large pieces first for more rapid decomposition). 2. Create a compost heap or ...

While officials say leaving pumpkins out for wildlife is a bad idea, here are some other options to consider before you put your pumpkins in the trash.

Surrounded by carved pumpkins once spooky season ends? This expert has got the sustainable answer to re-use them ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife have issued a reminder to dispose of pumpkins properly to protect wild animals. They say if not, ...

Whole, carved, and cooked pumpkins are fully compostable and you can also compost healthy pumpkin plants, pumpkin skins, and ...

Materials: There are several options when it comes to outdoor bins: metal, stainless steel, plastic, stone, and wood-look ...

Golden leaves and bare trees are making their annual comeback and in gardening terms that means only one thing - winter is ...

Half of Montrealers compost, according to the city. The municipal Zero Waste Squad has been created to convince the other ...