Ryan Is Hungry » compost http://ryanishungry.com Hacking Everyday Life. Exchanging Notes on Survival. Compost, Vermicompost, Biofuels, SVO, Green, Solar, Electric Vehicle, DIY, Gardening Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:01:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Vermicomposters.com: Connecting Worm Lovers Around The Globe http://ryanishungry.com/2008/10/08/vermicomposterscom-connecting-worm-lovers-around-the-globe/ http://ryanishungry.com/2008/10/08/vermicomposterscom-connecting-worm-lovers-around-the-globe/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:08:17 +0000 ryanne http://ryanishungry.com/?p=393

Vermicomposters.com

One of our friends here in the Shenandoah Valley recently linked to this great site Vermicomposters.com, where lovers of worm composting can connect, trade secrets and show off their bins. We love the google map they have on the front page where you can find your local vermicomposting neighbors. We even found some of our friends in far off locations. It really illustrates how popular worm composting is becoming, as there are about 600 people listed on the map. Check out their Ning Social Network and add yourself to the map!

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Fellow videoblogger, Beth Tilston lives in an apartment in Brighton, England and she totally vermicomposts! She sent us this video recently asking if we thought it was ok because it was a little sludgy. If the worms are alive and thriving, then it’s good! Inspired by this conversation, she started a Vermicomposting E-mail list for fellow apartment composters to trade advice and success stories. So join up and let’s share our worm secrets! Side Note- we just recently got to hang out with Beth in Brighton during our Europe trip, check out the video on RyanEdit. Cheers!

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As you might remember, we made a new worm bin after our original bin failed. This new one is doing great! The drainage holes in the bottom have helped keep it moist but not too wet, the shallow shape allows the worms to get to everything faster and the blending of food scraps allows the worms to eat right away. Today we harvest all the rich vermicompost (soil) and sprinkle it into one of our garden beds. Potted plants also LOVE this stuff. I’ve brought back to life more than one of our failing ferns with a scoop of nutrient rich vermicompost. Why buy chemically fertilizer when you can use worm poop?

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We were saddened by the death of our first worm bin because of some imbalance of moisture, acidity or bad paper products. We’re super determined to continue the worm composting process with a homemade bin. We took the tray from our old bin (a big kitty litter pan) and gathered some scrap wood from our communal backyard at the San Mateo Eco-Village and got the process going again. The basic set up for a healthy, homemade bin is plenty of ventilation, damp paper bedding, food scraps, green plant stuffs, red wiggler worms and some shredded dry paper topping. We’ll keep monitoring our bin to see how it’s going and hopefully, cross your fingers, our worms survive and make us rich worm castings for our plants. If you make your own bin, let us know how it’s going and what your secrets are!

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Ever since I was little, my family has been composting. I remember bugging my mom to get a compost bin when I was 10 so we didn’t have to throw food in the trash, though I’m sure she’d remember it the other way around! Composting has been around since the dawn of time- it’s simple, put the food back where it came from- the dirt! Throwing food in the trash creates unnecessary garbage, so why do it? Why not let nature take it’s course and break it all down into nutrient rich soil? Mmmm…nutrients!

For more info on Composting, check out: Wikipedia:Compost and for info and supplies: The Compost Bin. Thanks Mom!

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