"Gardening doesn’t have to be that complicated." Gardener shares brilliant hack for heavy bags of soil and compost: 'This is genius' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Here are some fun, creative ways to reuse scraps before they head to the compost bin: make new foods, improve your potting soil and create ingredients for other dishes.

For years I have been a cheerleader for composting. All those kitchen scraps, all of the debris that’s cleaned out of gardens ...

Did you know the microbes in your compost pile is still active in the dead of winter? They will be if you take certain steps ...

Coffee is an important part of my morning routine. Every day, I wake up and put an unbleached cone-shaped bamboo coffee filter into a pour-over contraption, add my coffee, and do the pour myself.

Did you know that you don't have to throw away all the fallen leaves in your yard? Leaves are a valuable source of nutrients ...

Fort Collins residents who want to start food scrap composting can now sign up for service for as low as $5 per month because of a pilot program.