Earth Month 2025 has begun!
April 1-30, 2025
April 1-30, 2025
“Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage” Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.S. – Celebrated annually, World Soil Day underscores the importance of standardized soil data and supporting informed decision-making on sustainable soil management for food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation.Soil is more than
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Celebrate composting this May 5-11, 2024, from backyard to large-scale! Compost Research & Education Foundation – Celebrated nationwide and in other countries each year during the first full week of May, this annual education initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of composting, from the
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The red wiggler is the world’s most common composting worm Worrmy – If you’re a beginner to vermicomposting and you’re thinking of adding this species to your worm farm, but need more insight and information on breeding, life cycle, and reproduction, here are all the facts
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Biodegradable organic material is a challenge for cities to deal with Earth911 – The word “industrial” has negative connotations in environmental circles but when it comes to composting, there are benefits to scaling up. Thanks to industrial-scale composting facilities, about 8.5% of America’s organic waste is
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Julia Simon for NPR Turn your food waste into beautiful earthy compost NPR KERA – Keeping food out of landfills can help fight climate change. And, luckily, there’s an easy solution for your home food waste: Composting!It doesn’t matter if you’re in a suburban home or
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Vermicomposting worms turn the soil and eat the organic matter Gardening Know How – The best types of worms for vermicomposting are red wigglers (Eisenia fetida) and redworms (Lumbricus rubellus) because they prefer a compost environment to plain soil, and they are very easy to keep.Vermicompost
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Households, schools and businesses can all vermicompost USDA – Over one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste and vermicomposting, or worm composting, turns food scraps into a beneficial soil amendment that can be used in home gardens, landscaping, turfgrass, farms and more.Composting keeps
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Earth Month 2024 – Week 2: Vermicomposting As we begin the second week of Earth Day activities, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport invites you to participate in our WEEK 2 Activity Lesson – Circular Economy: Composting OR download the At-Home Instructions and Supply List:Learn about: Composting is
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Join the movement for a clean planet! World Cleanup Day – Held over the course of a 24-hour period, World Cleanup Day aims to raise awareness of the mismanaged waste crisis by mobilizing all spheres of society to participate in cleanup actions. Aimed at combating the
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Why compost at home? Environmental Protection Agency – Composting is nature’s way of recycling. It is one of the most powerful actions we can take to reduce our trash, address climate change, and build healthy soil. By turning our food scraps and yard trim into compost,
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