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Posts tagged “compost”

Who Knew? 75 Things You Can Compost

We have been composting kitchen scraps and garden clippings for awhile now, but Planet Green's recent list of "75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't," opened our eyes to a whole new worl...

Good Product: Stainless Steel Compost Pails

We generate a lot of vegetable scraps and trimmings every week. They all end up the compost pile, eventually, but sometimes we don't have enough to go and dump them right away, and so they sit in an o...

Do You Compost Your Kitchen Waste?

Yesterday the New York Times ran a piece on urban composting: an activity of intrepid city folks who refuse to let their waste go to waste. They find hideaway spots for their trays of worms and decomp...

Good Question: How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies?

Here's a good question from a reader on a practical issue most of us face in our kitchens: fruit flies! The weather is getting nicer and I'd like to start opening the windows. The problem is that my...

Naturemill Kitchen Composter Reviewed at Unplggd

We've been curious about the Naturemill Kitchen Composter for a long time. It lets you compost indoors, and compost continually. There's supposed to be no odor and the machine can accept over a hundre...

Look! Green Disposable Plates

For years, we've known that disposable plates aren't so green, but sometimes we've found that we couldn't do without. When hosting large gatherings, or going for a picnic, sometimes regular plates jus...

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Kitchen-related design from our network

It was an easy week to round up kitchen and cooking-related design from our sister home sites; looks like they all wish they were in the kitchen! Here are a few of our top food-related picks, starti...