Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – This year’s Halloween celebration is the first to happen under California’s new Organic Recycling law, and that means everyone is legally required to compost all those pumpkins they ...

Adding compost to your soil can improve crops all year long. Why add compost? It is, quite simply, nature's own way of replenishing soil Compost returns nutrients, such as potassium, phosphorus, ...

Initially, it feels great to see a giant pile of weeds in your yard. Those are weeds that would otherwise still be growing in ...

As Halloween season comes to a close, it's time to say goodbye to leftover jack-o'-lanterns. And there are dozens of suburban events — both fun and eco-friendly — to send your pumpkins off to the ...

For me, pumpkin carving is one of the most fun traditions of the Halloween season. Every October, I look forward to the night when my family gets together at our childhood home to carve pumpkins, ...

Hold off before throwing that porch pumpkin into the trash along with Halloween candy wrappers. Those jack-o’-lanterns don't have to end up in the local landfill. Consider composting pumpkins in the ...