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A chef/gardener at the facility will prepare meals using organic and local ingredients. Vermicomposting (worm composting) and reducing paper consumption by using cloth napkins are other nods to the environment.
School gardens have been a rising trend in recent years. Many Charlotte schools now grow some form of vegetable and herb garden, with student participation often coinciding with the curriculum.
Worm composting during the winter months can help a spring garden start out right, providing nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants.
Chicago residents interested in composting gathered at the Garfield Park Conservatory over the weekend, to make their own worm bins and learn about the benefits of indoor composting.
Good article about a farmer who is using some different techniques to increase crop production. Click the link at the bottom of the page to read more.
Edwin is thankful to the advancement in today’s information technology like the Internet, where he learned about scientific farming practices. He also learned about vermiculture, organic composting and integrated pest management which he eventually applied in his farm.
Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built with a couple of stackable totes, a small piece of window screen, and a drill.
Sitting in the airport terminal LeBlanc had picked up a newspaper where he saw an ad for vermiculture. It turns out worm castings-yes, worm poop-create a superb organic fertilzer and soil conditioner that can be used in gardens, greenhouses and for household plants.
Surrounded by mountain ranges on three sides and a valley on the fourth, Goa Institute of Management (GIM)’s new 50-acre campus at Sanquelim in north Goa is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats. In this nature-friendly campus, all hot water is heated using solar heaters and is cleaned in a sewage treatment facility to be sent to a water recovery pond containing special type of plants and fish. All organic garbage and trashed paper is processed in a vermiculture facility that produces compost for using in its widespread landscape.
This is a great idea. I wish them the best of luck. Click at the bottom to read more about this program.
Where there’s a worm there’s a way.
That’s the hope of Bradford’s Cathy Nesbitt who you may know from her business Cathy’s Crawly Composters. She was recently contacted by Maria Rodriguez, the executive director of Byoearth Guatemala, to provide assistance and her somewhat unique expertise to help the organization set up a vermicomposting operation near the largest garbage dump in that country’s capital city.
“They’re trying to eradicate extreme poverty in Latin America,” Ms Nesbitt said. “It’s a lofty goal, but a great one.”
