What can you do with a plot of land that’s empty and full of weeds? Plant a garden and start composting with your neighbors! St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Gridley, with the help of generous grants ...

Among community gardens in Butte County, The Garden at St. Timothy’s in Gridley is notable for offering people a full-circle experience, from growing, gleaning, and preserving food, to composting food ...

It’s a common sight most days to see people walking up to the blue house at the end of a Chula Vista cul-de-sac carrying a container filled with food scraps. They then empty those scraps into one of ...

It’s a pretty simple equation: you’ll need browns, greens, water, oxygen and patience. The result is gold. Actually, the result is compost, but if you have a garden, you know compost is its own form ...

“Our best hope for a better future lies in communities coming together to care for the land we inhabit. Losing city-funded community composting programs will make that much harder.” A rally to save ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...