One thing about recessions, they sure get people thinking about not paying so much at the grocery store. At the same time, we're thinking more about not poisoning the planet quite so much. That's where compost comes in! No more unnecessary waste in landfills, and you can grow better fruit and vegetables without pouring chemicals onto what will eventually be your dinner.
A quick introduction
I've been considering getting into various forms of compost farming for some time, and as I finally ramp up, I've created this lens to gather the resources that have gotten me going. I hope they're as valuable to you as they have been to me. Look for resources on vermiculture (worm farming) as well as some insights on home compost, farm compost, and obtaining and using horse, rabbit, and even alpaca manure. Yes, this is the place for useful poop!
Vermiculture on the web
Some good links I've found on worm farming
- Green Mountain Soil
- I found this link on a page asking for good places to buy red worms. Looks good so far.
- D&S Worm Farm
- This place came highly recommended for European Nightcrawlers, but I haven't used them yet.
- Best place to buy red worms from online?
- The people in this forum definitely have opinions, but it seems like some good resources here.
- Wormman.com
- This sit elooks like they have good prices for red worms, but I have to say the site looks a little .... dated. Haven't tried them out yet.
- Worms at SeedsOfChange.com
- I LOVE this seed site, and apparently they sell worms, too! I think this is just the worms, and not the trays, but I'll be checking into that.
- Uncle Jim's Worm Farm
- This seems a little expensive to me, but I love this tag line: "Turns 1 lb. of compost into 1 lb. of manure in only 24 hours" Amazing, right? Took me a minute to realize: 2 pounds of worms eat one pound of scraps a day, and it doesn't even have to be compost. Even more amazing than I first thought.
Buy worms on Amazon.com!
I didn't believe it either, but here it is.
Vermiculture on the Del.icio.us
What other people are saying about worm farming
- Cheap and Easy Worm Bin!
- Worm Composting
- Worm Digest - Home
- Vermicomposting: Journey to Forever organic garden
- Red Worm Composting
- Composting with Redworms
- How to Make Your Own Worm Compost System - wikiHow
- Composting Your Organic Kitchen Wastes with Worms
- WormWoman.com - Worm Composting (vermicomposting) resources - books, videos, bins, worms
- Vermicomposting (Composting with Worms)
Composting on the web
Some good links I've found out there
- Information on Compost Tea
- Compost is good, but sometimes you just want to add nutrients rather than lugging a big of compost.
Compost on Del.icio.us
What other people are saying
- 75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't : Planet Green
- NatureMill Official Website: Automatic Indoor Compost Bin | Automatic Composter
- Cheap and Easy Worm Bin!
- Composting Resource - How to Compost
- Worm Composting
- How to build a $15 shipping pallet compost bin
- G6957 How to Build a Compost Bin | University of Missouri Extension
- Composting Resource - Master Composter
- Biodegradable Products Institute - Home
- Composting | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | US EPA
Some great "green" lenses
Other lenses I've run across
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50 Things you can Reuse
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Recycling is very important, but even better is reusing. Recycling actually uses energy and transport time and fuel to get the items to where they need to go. If you can reuse an item yourself, that's more energy, time and fuel saved, as well as...
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Top 10 Best Green Gift Ideas 2009
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Looking for Eco-friendly gift ideas? You've come to the right place! The desire to "go green" has impacted the way people shop for everything from clothing, to food, to cars, to pet products. We have scoured the green scene, to roundup...
What Amazon's got on composting
Interesting what they come up with, isn't it?
I'm not going to pretend I've hand picked these products; I haven't. This is what you get when you tell Amazon you want stuff labeled "compost". I'm as surprised as you are.
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