Worms
Why worms?! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rumpelstiltskin-Crane1886.jpg
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/3409167144/
 
Where to buy worms http://www.findworms.com/ http://www.nyccompost.org/resources/worms.html 1 pound ~ $35, with shipping
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gtarded/2514523505/
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See many more bins… www.flickr.com > search for “worm bin” http://www.flickr.com/photos/megvt/
To ventilate or not to ventilate:  that is the question. -- Wormlet, Act III, Scene 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/normanbleventhalmapcenter/2674855383/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40809819@N05/3762616110/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/403108748/
 
 
 
 
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melloveschallah/3440126547/
 
 
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazusa/260401471/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lpiepiora/387777695/
 
www.instructables.com /id/Super-EZ-fruit-fly-trap/
Food digester Building plan:  http://www.seattletilth.org/learn/resources-1/compost
 
 
 
Trench composting
Worms Eat My Garbage By Mary Appelhof Montgomery County Public Libraries: 639.754 APP
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide:  Banner batches, grow heaps, comforter compost, and other amazing techniques for saving time and money, and producing ... most flavorful, nutritious vegetables ever. By Barbara Pleasant Montgomery County Public Libraries: 631.875 PLE
Happy Composting!

Composting Wormshop

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Illustration of Rumpelstiltskin from Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, translated by Lucy Crane, illustrated by Walter Crane, first published by Macmillan and Company in 1886.
  • #8 Which castle is right for your worms?
  • #14 Homemade bin with ventilation pipes and hardware cloth divider
  • #17 Where should you locate your worm bin?
  • #18 Discuss temps for worm bin
  • #19 Worms need moist skin so they can breathe.
  • #20 Worm bins need bedding
  • #24 Worms are vegetarians
  • #25 Citrus peels in moderation!
  • #27 Worm bin maintenance
  • #29 Worms don’t have noses. They breathe through their skin.
  • #33 Homemade food digester