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Plastic Worm Bin-07-12-12 (article)

I'm a regular reader of Bentley Christie's redwormcomposting.com and he just posted recently about his new worm bin aging experiment...check it out: http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/plastic-worm-bin-07-12-12/ As he demonstrates, it's really important to add your materials long before you get your worms so the insides are nice and damp (but no pooling on the bottom) and the contents are mixed up evenly. I had my bin for a few months, but the upkeep on it got to be a little much for me, and that's when I switched to the Worm Inn...no more moisture issues with that thing. Although I recently skipped town for a little over a week, and when I came back I thought my worms were all dead from a dried out system...luckily I still had time in this 100F+…

Starting a New Humanure Compost Pile (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BWc-RjuWbs Watching this video makes me wish I lived outside the city with a bit more space! The creator of this video is the founder of The Humanure Handbook, which is a classic guide on creating great compost from human manure. If you haven't read this, I strongly suggest checking it out even if you don't plan on building a system. His observations and insights are great, such as calling the human race a disease on page 1... dude's spot on.

Is Composting Endorsed Where You Live?

Today I stumbled upon the Wormcycler Municipal Program, which ties your municipality into a worm composting program by subsidizing part of the costs to get started while promoting the benefits of vermicomposting. I wonder how effective their program has been, and if anyone in my home city of Philadelphia has actually done this. If you haven't noticed, I happen to like composting and want everyone to do it. While I keep asking and pushing for curbside compost pickup in Philadelphia (which I'm told won't happen), people can do it themselves at home, which is probably the better option anyway. Or start a community collection point for compost...Philadelphia just opened one in my neighborhood (video/article to come shortly!). It frustrates me to no end that composting isn't expanding more rapidly, especially…