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 ...

Parchment paper is handy for food storage, steaming fish and veggies, and preventing cookies and cakes from sticking to baking sheets and pans. The trouble is, used parchment paper can pile up fast ...

Prepare your garden for a successful spring with our no-weeding, no-watering approach. In this video, we cover essential ...

As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, “Compost Happens.” Sometimes, however, it doesn’t happen fast enough. That problem usually can be traced to some limiting factor in what a pile is fed, or to ...

Admittedly, my initial interest in composting was less about saving the environment and more about avoiding additional garbage bags. We are a family that rarely eats out, and we consume a lot of fresh ...

It’s that time of year again when the grass gets greener, the trees spring back to life and University of Massachusetts students make their way out of their dorms for the first time since fall. The ...

You recycle your morning paper, remember to bring your own bags to the grocery store, and finally broke your paper napkin habit in favor of cloth. Now, what about your food scraps? Still dumping them ...

Compost has been dubbed "garden gold." But it is important to do your composting correctly. While it is generally okay to take a laid-back approach to composting, there are a few caveats to keep in ...

It’s Groundhog Day, and if you’ve ever been leery of starting a compost bin for fear of unwanted visits from small mammals such as these, relax. Here are five reasons why backyard composting will not ...

As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, “Compost Happens.” Sometimes, however, it doesn’t happen fast enough. That problem usually can be traced to some limiting factor in what a pile is fed, or ...