Get Cookin' and Start Stokin' the Backyard Compost Pile
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By Jan Riggenbach  With the last of the paste tomatoes and bush beans picked, the plants are ready to pull. In the flower garden, tubs quickly fill with yellowing leaves, faded flowers and declining annuals.
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Grab the guacamole. Have some almonds. Drizzle a little olive oil on your salad and, go ahead, spread a pat of healthy margarine -- instead of butter -- on your whole wheat toast.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK   LAZY weekends, outdoor cafes, and daylight past 8 p.m.   The kids are away at camp and it's too hot to cook at home anyway.   Something about summer makes the thought of eating out especially inviting.
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By Elliott Minor, Associated Press  ALBANY, Ga. -- For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you.
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Life & style: Millions of us assemble most of our meals from shop-bought dishes. How did we grow too lazy for real cooking, asks Zoe Williams.
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Life & style: How to get into the spirit of the smoking ban that starts this weekend.
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By Alex Doniach / doniach@commercialappealcom  Paul Hein bought a home in his quiet Northaven suburb 28 years ago - before his neighbors became renters who let their weeds grow wild and trash collect on their front lawns.
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DIY We've had a great summer of backyard bird-watching. Hummers and yellow warblers have circled our flowerbeds and our neighbor's window feeder throughout August.
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Looking to make a start? Boy, are you in luck.
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By Jason Ashley Wright, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 19--Take a deep breath. Count to 10. Sprinkle some salt.   Or light a candle. You can even spray something on your pillo w, if you'd like.
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By Durham, Sharon  Using compost to make a foliar spray or soil drench to promote plant growth and suppress plant diseases has gained popularity in the United States during the past 10 years, especially among organic farmers.
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Is there a way to "retrofill" sprawled suburban landscapes?.
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Change a light bulb and stop a war. Build smarter homes and keep the seas from rising.
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Plant, poultry and pig leftovers could provide a substantial menu of options for renewable energy that doesn't disturb the food supply. In Autopia.
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Outdoor wood-fired boilers are a fast-growing alternative energy fad â and, for some, the latest suburban scourge.
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Ready for a trip down memory lane, comrade? Insert your "commie quarter" and have a blast.
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I like to cook. Sometimes, though, I just don't feel up to making my usual killer stir-fry or made-from-scratch Southwestern Burrito. &nbsp;When I'm too lazy or disinterested in making a masterpiece, I make a casserole.