Just Like That, I am Back

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 If I said I was back, would you believe me? Blogging is complicated, and there are so many "get rich quick" blogging schemes that make it look like you are a lost cause if you are not currently earning money blogging. And why are you even blogging if you don't have multiple streams of income and entertainment. If you don't have a brand? I do have this website, but I do not have Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (you don't want to see me dance), or whatever is next.  Heck, I haven't even updated this since before the pandemic. So why am I here, writing about being back and then, probably ghosting for another two years? Life has been rough. It's been painful and overwhelming. I am so thankful for you my readers, or what is left of you. I am so thankful you are reading this post. I am so thankful that you are still committed to making the world a more exciting and more sustainable place.  Keep up-cycling my friends, and you never know, I might be back again with an...
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I Heart Vermiculture Part One: How I Got Started

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Healthy population of Reds in a disturbed worm...Image via Wikipedia
Last year I ran into a fellow composter at a farmers market. The thing was he was composting with worms.

I scratched my head and questioned where I had even heard of such a thing before. Well truth be told I am an Ad Age junkie and I read and article about TerraCycle and how they were "Sued By Scotts" because they thought (Scotts) that TerraCycle's packaging (reused 20 ounce pop bottles) for their worm poop was to similar to miracle grows packaging (it's not).

Well that was several years ago and although I always though of buying their worm tea but I just stuck with my own homemade compost.

After several visits to the farmers market I finally convince my dear vermiculture friend to sell me a coffee can full of worms.  Yeah I was going head first into vermiculture. I was going to rock the vermiculture world and make tons of rich garden friendly worm poop.

Things were slow going at first, but after a year of the worms living in my basement I harvested those puppies (or worms). We moved their home outside, and are feeding them like crazy. They are also loving the warmer weather, or outdoor air because they are multiplying like mad.

It's funny how some people look at me like I am a little off my rocker because I have red wigglers in my basement, but they don't smell when you put the correct items in your worm bin.  It is also so much easier to run down the basement to dump my coffee ground than it is to put on boots and a hardcore winter jacket to walk out to the compost bin in the back yard. Convenience rules.

Stay tuned for Part Two: How to make your own worm compost bin from things you probably already have.



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Millie said…
That's interesting, and I am looking forward to part 2. We compost (used a big bin til now and just got a tumbler), and we have noticed a ton of earthworms in both the compost bin and the garden. I have had an idea to make a worm bin in the back of my head for a long while and I think your posting is going to bring that idea to fruition here. Like I said, looking forward to part 2 :)
August 2, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Melissa said…
I do worms too and I always get a thrill when I open the bin and look at them.

Have you read The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms? It is absolutely fascinating.
August 2, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Robin Ange said…
Thanks for the tip on the book. I am going to try to get it out of the library. I am working on Part two tonight :)
August 2, 2010 at 8:31 PM
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