The Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2010 SAG Awards are among the latest events to include composting in their checklist of eco-friendly features. The idea is simple: Instead of sending waste to ...

You don't need a degree in chemistry to build up a compost heap – an excellent source of fertiliser in your own garden, writes Michael Kelly I don't always get it right but every year I think I am ...

Clarence Ford speaks to Ashraf Sirkhoth, Horticulturist/Permaculture Designer and Facilitator at SEED, a composting organisation in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain ...

Compost can be made in a number of ways, from simply piling up old plant material, to using complicated plastic bins. Basically, plant waste + moisture + warmth + air + micro-organisms + time = ...

Compost heaps can be designed to suit gardens of all sizes. You can build your own or choose from a whole range of specially designed bins, available at garden centres and through internet and mail ...