As the warm days of summer give way to the cool temperatures of autumn, it’s time to think of ways to manage fall leaves. Ann Arborites can choose to mulch their leaves on-site, or set paper bags and compost carts of leaves at the curb for weekly pickup, or take ...
Interested in trying your hand at indoor composting with red worms? On Saturday morning, Feb. 12, local vermicomposter Sarah Archer will lead two worm bin workshops on indoor food scrap worm composting at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the City of Ann Arbor’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), at 4150 ...
Charlotte “Kitsy” Eaton of Ann Arbor is frustrated by the city's new leaf management options. “Nothing’s as good as the old way,” Eaton said. “What it used to be is we would rake our leaves into the street twice a year, and that was it.” No more. With the city’s ...
Last week, Frito-Lay announced rather quietly that the company is discontinuing the use of its compostable packaging on all but one of its SunChips flavors. Frito-Lay had launched the biodegradable bag about a year and a half ago, with a lot of fanfare and promotion. The fully-compostable material in the ...
Ann Arbor residents can pre-order new compost carts through the city for a one-time fee of $25 per cart through July 30, the city said. Rolling compost carts allow for the disposal of yard debris in paper yard waste bags, as well as fruit and vegetable scraps for municipal collection ...
Corinna writes a series titled Farm to Fork detailing her visits to local farms; she could not resist the pun reversal. When I was a child I was encouraged to throw my apple core onto the dirt - a thrill for a city child. My grandparents taught me to take ...
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