BLACKVILLE – Necessity was the mother of invention when it comes to Humble Acres Organics in Blackville, its owners say.

A free workshop on how to compost chicken manure will run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the Central Park Gardens near Third and B streets. A Yolo County Master Gardener will ...

Chicken manure is a rich source of nitrogen, which is just what your compost pile needs.

Q: Regarding H5N1 (aka Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu), we usually get chicken manure compost and apply it to our garden every year. Since they heat it up, I’m just not sure how high the temp gets ...

Like cooking an egg, timing is everything when you harvest backyard poultry manure for compost, a Vermont master gardener warns.