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015 Worm Composting and Skunks

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Bread, Composting, Food, Gardening, Pests, Podcasts, Vermiculture
...ome clipping in the audio and the cat interruptions. Worms During the worm composting segment we cover: Why worm composting rocks! Our wood worm bin. Kelly’s post on basic worm composting and resources. Santa Monica College’s worm bin. Skunks The BirdCam Pro (how I discovered that my skunk proofing did not work. Our skunk proof vegetable bed. Our late dog’s skunk hunting adventures. What are we reading Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof. Bread:...

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Compost and Pharmaceuticals

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Composting, Gardening, Humanure, Straw Bale Gardening
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...pharmaceuticals worse than others in terms of their ability to survive the composting process? If pharmaceuticals persist after composting do edible plants uptake them in sufficient quantities to effect humans? A look at what science has to say We really need a Root Simple research department! I was able to find a few studies that, at least partially, address these questions. If you know of more please leave a link in the comments. A 2010 study lo...

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Free Biodynamic Composting Seminar in LA on November 16th

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Events
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...larayna@gmail.com And here’s the details: Learn the Secrets of BioDynamic Composting from Jack McAndrews Recognized as one of America’s leading experts on biodynamic organic agriculture, Jack’s biodynamic composts have been the secret behind some of the most beautiful and healthiest gardens in Hollywood and on the Westside. And now you can learn how to create this black gold in your own backyard. Maria C. Linder, Professor of Biochemistry at CalS...

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Compost Outlaws

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Composting, Thoughtstylings
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...r State recycling and enforcement programs.” There’s a opportunity in this composting kerfuffle for an elegant solution. Anyone who gardens in the city knows how important, and sometimes difficult, it is to get enough organic matter. How about regional composting facilities? Instead of trucking organic matter from restaurants and yards to far-off dumps (and generating tons of diesel particulate matter on those long hauls), how about we compost it...

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DIY Funerals Part 2: Swine Composting

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Composting, Miscellaneous
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...rate) One of the commenters, Raleigh Rancher, kindly sent along a link to Composting Swine Mortalities in Iowa, a publication of the Iowa State University Extension Program. Thank you, Raleigh! What a trove of information! It has how-to’s, and a FAQ. I also googled “swine composting” and found that there is in fact a ton of information out there, and most of it from respectable university extension services, not crazy DIYers like me. And now I tr...

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