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Are you curious about composting, but unsure how to do it — or if it even makes a difference? May 29 is National Learn About Composting Day, so we asked Karen Mitchell, consumer horticulture extension ...

FILE - Food scraps sit inside a residential compost bin in Cincinnati on July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) I love the idea of transforming garbage into free mulch and fertilizer.