That is why a good moist environment is really important. Dry skin is really uncomfortable for them. But you want to be careful not to drown them. The common name for the most commonly used worm is the Red Wiggler. The scientific name is the Eisensia fetida. They usually measure from 1.5 to 2.5 inches in length.

Things that they love to eat include leftover Watermelon, Pie filling, they really love pumpkin and corn meal. there are a few other things you can try to see what they like. Such as Coffee Grounds and Filters, Tea Leaves and Bags, Apples, Beans, Lettuce, Rice, Pancakes and Cantaloupe.

Tear them up into small bits for easy consumption. You can try freezing food scraps then thawing them out to soften them for easier digesting. Bury newly added food a few inches to deter fruit flies and other pests.

A worm compost bin is an excellent choice for those that live in apartment or have a very limited space. It takes up very little room and it produces good amounts of worm castings.

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This is part 2 of the NatureMill Automatic Indoor Composter Demo. In this segment, we start on making a batch of fresh compost, and discuss the beginning stages of making the compost, and what to do in order to properly balance carbon and nitrogen rich materials (also known as brown and green materials). This will be the starting week of actually taking you through the compost cycle.

For a complete overview of how the composter works and how to make this batch of compost, just start from the first part of the series and make your way up. For more information on this composter, click the link at the top of the page.

Duration : 0:2:39

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On July 27, 60 people took over the construction site for the Hanlon Creek Business Park (HCBP) in Guelph, Ontario. This occupation led to a court battle where the City filed an injunction and a $5 million lawsuit against 7 individuals, leading the occupiers to file a counter-injunction forcing the City to stop work. Both injunctions were granted, and this press conference is on the last full day of the occupation, August 13. Because so much media attention focused on the crux of the legal argument, the Jefferson Salamander, this press conference was organized to give the wider public a broader understanding of why people took this action.

Outlined in the press conference is the relationship between non-Native and Native people and our responsibilities to the land, the City’s shady relationship with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the larger context of climate change, and inspiration from similar land struggles around the Great Lakes area.

The HCBP is a proposed 675-acre industrial park that has been hotly contested for years. Opposition has significantly increased in the last year, due to numerous ecological and social reasons. When people took to the land, it was after every other ‘democratic’ and legal process had been exhausted. The occupation attracted an amazing amount of widespread support from people who are tired of politics and business-as-usual.

People lived collectively on the land for 18 days, creating a temporary autonomous space complete with a kitchen, compost toilet, strawbale structure, and many other facets of living light on the land. During this time, people were going door-to-door talking with folks, organizing demonstrations, tabling downtown, at the farmer’s market, and at other events, organizing a legal defense, creating media, and learning about and connecting intimately with the land around them.

The land is vital for many reasons, including:
* the presence of and Old Growth Forest with trees up to 500-600 years old,
* a headwater tributary of the Hanlon Creek, which feeds into the Speed and Grand Rivers,
* habitat for numerous animals, including 112 species of birds, 16 species of mammals, and 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, including Federally and Provincially protected species like the Jefferson Salamander and the Western Chorus Frog,
* Provincially Significant Wetlands, and
* the Paris-Galt Moraine, which is an extremely important groundwater recharge zone.

Beyond that, the social reasons for opposition are lengthy as well; there have been so many amazing people involved in opposing the HCBP that it would be impossible to list all the reasons why. People are tired of Southern Ontario being turned into an industrial wasteland, rationalized as ‘economic development.’ People are tired of the greenwashing and spin from Guelph’s City hall, that tries to come across as a ‘green’ city, while wanting to attract biotechnology as well as heavy industry. People are tired of the earth being treated as a ‘resource’ instead of a sacred home that deserves respect.

All in all, this story is far from over. For more information please visit www.hcbpoccupation.wordpress.com, and/or email hcbpoccupation@gmail.com.

Duration : 0:10:9

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Have you recently started a compost bin but find that its an annoying chore to constantly bring your kitchen scraps out to it? What good is a compost bin outside when most of the stuff that you want to put into it is in your kitchen? If you want to collect kitchen scraps for your compost bin you should really own a compost crock.

A compost crock looks like a cookie jar but instead of storing cookies in it, you store garbage. Put your used coffee grinds, eggshells, vegetable peelings or fruit rinds in there for safekeeping. When its filled up, then you bring it out to your compost bin. What could be easier? Now theres no need to walk outside every time you make a cup of coffee or peel a carrot. Just pop the waste into your kitchen compost crock and you can take it outside another time.

Lots of people aren’t too keen about the idea of storing garbage in their kitchen. They worry about smells and bugs and other things that usually accompany garbage. Well there’s no need to worry with a compost crock because they have carbon filters built right into the lids. You won’t smell anything and neither will bugs. Even those pesky fruit flies, who knows where they come from anyway, won’t have a clue what’s in your compost crock.

Compost crocks come in different colors and are even made from different materials. It will be easy to find one that will look good in your kitchen. There’s stainless steel models and also ceramic ones too. Now just because you have a compost crock doesn’t mean that you can let the contents sits for weeks on end. Be sure to empty your crock at least once a week.

Cleaning a compost crock is easy too. Depending on what you put in it, there may be some liquid at the bottom of the crock. Just pour this out on your compost bin and you can even rinse it out with your garden hose. Most compost crocks are even dishwasher safe. It’s a good idea to give it a good cleaning every once in a while.

Stop throwing away those banana peels, tea bags and anything else that could be used in your compost bin to make an terrific organic fertilizer. Its almost like throwing out money. A compost crock will make saving these items more convenient and that will make composting more convenient too.

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Duration : 0:7:41

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Compost is the process where biodegradable materials are turned into a soil like substance. The material is mixed with air, water, nitrogen in the proper proportions. The result is a compost material that will serve as a soil conditioner, mulch, and fertilizers. It will feed your garden soil the microorganism that plants need to grow strong and healthy.

When starting a compost program it is best to find a spot close to your garden, but some where concealed from plain site. When you show people your beautiful garden you do not want the first thing they see to be your compost heap. They are practical but not very pretty.

After you decide on a suitable area you will start the pile with green and brown organic materials. Green materials are high in nitrogen while the brown material contain lots of carbon. These two elements form the basic foundation of a compost pile.

A properly formed compost pile will not give off any odors. When the ratio of green and brown materials are correct the pile will not emit any odors. Compost should have an earthy smell and not that of rotting material. If the latter is present then something may be in the pile that should not be there or the ratio of green and brown material is off.

Adding some finished compost to the mix helps to kick start the composting program. This will help start the microbial activities in a compost pile.

Make sure that the pile is moist. Keeping the compost pile damp will help to quicken the breakdown of the organic materials. Add water to the pile it should be damp like a sponge

Producing compost is really a pretty simple matter. It just takes a little know how and a fair amount of time.

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Duration : 0:3:11

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My friends refer to me as the kitchen composter. When they look into a pile of trash all they see is garbage, but I see things that can become a part of nature.

That’s how your life is going to be if you are in touch with nature. The organic residue that you collect when you gather different materials from the land that is converted into something black,fragrant, and crumbly is what will be the compost. The idea here is to arrange the gathered items so the soil bacteria and fungi can survive and also multiply as they all break down. The bacteria act as the converters of all the raw materials so that they must be in a workable environment with proper air, food, and moisture.

You do not have to be a pro a start a kitchen composter program. All you have to have is a big heart for nature and you are all set. The thing you need to remember is that you are doing the environment a great favor by being involved in such a process.

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Duration : 0:3:53

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The Naturemill Automatic Indoor composter is an excellent way to compost in the home and turn kitchen scraps and other household materials into rich, black gold for your garden. It makes home composting easy, and something that you can even do inside with minimal effort.

This indoor composter will also turn your compost for you, so there is no need to go through the stress of using a compost turning fork and sweating it out while messing with your compost pile throughout the day.

This video is part 2 of a series of videos we have over the Naturemill Automatic Indoor Composter. We’ve had it at home and have taken it through it’s paces, and one we became familiar with it, we wanted to show you how to make a fresh batch of compost, from start to finish. Please watch the other videos in the series.

For more info on this composter, please check on the link at the top of this description.

Duration : 0:3:35

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