YES! I love that you are bringing attention to this! I have been learning about soil the past 6 months and after reading Soil by Matthew Evens we are in the process of getting out own worm farm!! Saving soil is the most nourishing conversation and action to be doing!!!
Brilliant idea! Let those little worms turn our waste into black gold to fertilise our soil! Does make me think of that time I had a worm hotel on my balcony. I lived in the city at the time and had a mini potted veggie garden on my balcony. The worm hotel was the easiest way to compost my food scraps to use them in my tiny balcony veggie garden. Unfortunately those little worms routinely escaped their home, crawling all over the balcony floor ð . Lesson learned, donât overcrowd your worms in their home cause they will go in search of more space!! Of course this is not really a big issue if your worm hotel is located in a real garden, then the escaped worms just crawl into the soil and you wouldnât even notice any had escaped!
Anyway, good luck with your project, I hope it will be a big success!
Thatâs a good effort maintaining a green soil space even in a city! âšïļððžð Did you live somewhere hot at the time or was the balcony shielded from the rain? I know my little wriggly loves bolt as soon as the hotel lacks a certain level of moisture ð
Sounds amazing! My daughter's school and my son's nursery might be interested in this, and I work with a few schools so happy to spread the word if you want to email me the schools info (allegra@watchthisspace.uk).
It was a collie puppy and she ran in and sniffed about and we thought we might keep her but she belonged to our new neighbour so we had to give her back. âĻâĻð
Oh my goodness! We have a worm farm because we have axolotls. My husband decided that we should finally get a worm farm so we could breed them to feed to the axolotls and now we have compost dirt that we have used in our front flower bed and had passed along to our neighbor for her tomatoes. I've wanted to compost for years but because I suck at gardening (seriously, I kill everything I try to grow), I struggled to justify it. But it is so much fun to watch our food scraps turn to dirt! And our axolotls are very happy with their organic, home grown worms ð
Here in the US of A, we call these things worm bins. We've had ours over ten years. The descendants of the original worms are doing their thing.
We're vegan, so all our food scraps go in there (except avacado pits and skins). We have recycling (alas not curbside), so nothing stinky goes in our garbage can (rubbish bin!) and the volume is low, so we've been able to switch to a pickup every two weeks instead of weekly.
You are so generous and brilliant John!! Thanks for sharing your process and supporting us on this journey. I remember putting a post out and getting a reply from you and being so please that someone sees what we see! âĻâĪïļ
Aw Maurice! Lovely to hear from you! Shall we pop over and set you up with a couple of converted wheelie bins?! Have you seen those type of worm hotels?! Sounds like youâre living the dream! âĻðŠąâĻ ðē all in good time hey?!
YES! So the idea is that itâs a gentle influence from the most positive in! The school can have a full set up if they raise ÂĢ300 or more! My hope is weâll get at least 5 who want to do it!
YES! I love that you are bringing attention to this! I have been learning about soil the past 6 months and after reading Soil by Matthew Evens we are in the process of getting out own worm farm!! Saving soil is the most nourishing conversation and action to be doing!!!
Beautiful Molly. ð Once you get into soil the soil gets into YOU! ðððð
Haha so true!! ðŠīð
This article is 100% better and more understandable than the crowdfunding campaign and more relatable and engaging and influential too
Right?! So maybe I build a quick webpage out with this content and apologise for the content of the crowd funder and try again!
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Brilliant idea! Let those little worms turn our waste into black gold to fertilise our soil! Does make me think of that time I had a worm hotel on my balcony. I lived in the city at the time and had a mini potted veggie garden on my balcony. The worm hotel was the easiest way to compost my food scraps to use them in my tiny balcony veggie garden. Unfortunately those little worms routinely escaped their home, crawling all over the balcony floor ð . Lesson learned, donât overcrowd your worms in their home cause they will go in search of more space!! Of course this is not really a big issue if your worm hotel is located in a real garden, then the escaped worms just crawl into the soil and you wouldnât even notice any had escaped!
Anyway, good luck with your project, I hope it will be a big success!
Thatâs a good effort maintaining a green soil space even in a city! âšïļððžð Did you live somewhere hot at the time or was the balcony shielded from the rain? I know my little wriggly loves bolt as soon as the hotel lacks a certain level of moisture ð
Aww this is so cute though! Some of our got eaten by our pet chickens - nature finds a way hey?! Thanks for your well wishes Ine!! âĻâĻðŠąâĻâĻ
This is neat! I'll share it on my publication here. (I draw endangered species, so its also eco-related :))
Oh how brilliant!! Thank you so so much!
Now that is a super cool publication! Iâve subscribed. Amazing! ðĪĐ
And thanks for the support!ð
Sounds amazing! My daughter's school and my son's nursery might be interested in this, and I work with a few schools so happy to spread the word if you want to email me the schools info (allegra@watchthisspace.uk).
Thanks Allegra I will! I was going to finish it today but a puppy ran in our house and other things and I didnât! But I will!! âĻâĻ
Haha I have so many questions! Was it your puppy? Where did it come from? What did it do? ð
It was a collie puppy and she ran in and sniffed about and we thought we might keep her but she belonged to our new neighbour so we had to give her back. âĻâĻð
Aww adorable! ð
It was!!
Oh my goodness! We have a worm farm because we have axolotls. My husband decided that we should finally get a worm farm so we could breed them to feed to the axolotls and now we have compost dirt that we have used in our front flower bed and had passed along to our neighbor for her tomatoes. I've wanted to compost for years but because I suck at gardening (seriously, I kill everything I try to grow), I struggled to justify it. But it is so much fun to watch our food scraps turn to dirt! And our axolotls are very happy with their organic, home grown worms ð
Hands down the coolest pet anyone has ever told me about Sarah!! ðð I have so many questions!! ðĪŠ
I did too but I replied in notes! Do you think we can get one?!!
Only if they take less cleaning out than the chickens! ðĪŠ
This is a delightful piece. The little actions that we take each day add up to a big life and a big difference in our world.
They really really do! âĻ
Wise words well said Kathryn! ðĨ°
Here in the US of A, we call these things worm bins. We've had ours over ten years. The descendants of the original worms are doing their thing.
We're vegan, so all our food scraps go in there (except avacado pits and skins). We have recycling (alas not curbside), so nothing stinky goes in our garbage can (rubbish bin!) and the volume is low, so we've been able to switch to a pickup every two weeks instead of weekly.
10/10 would recommend!
Lovey to hear from someone whoâs been there and done it. Thanks John! ðĨ°
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You are so generous and brilliant John!! Thanks for sharing your process and supporting us on this journey. I remember putting a post out and getting a reply from you and being so please that someone sees what we see! âĻâĪïļ
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I never knew that about dustbins even though we have a bin for that specific purpose ! ðĪŊðPeace be with you too. ð
Yes! Picked up by the dustmen!
Dustmen well I never! it sounds strange when you stand back from it. I feel like I shouldâve picked up on this language and never did!? ð
https://youtu.be/jm5ZV1zetA0
A classic from my youth.
Thanks so much Isabelle! Creating meaning as tiny acts of love and charity! ðĨ°ðĨ°ðĨ°ðĨ°
Love love love love love. Dropped you a tenner. xx
Wow thanks Isabelle from mine and my little wormy friends hearts!!! ð
You super star - thanks so much! I gave myself ÂĢ11 because you know you got to back yourself!! I'm so grateful - let's hope I get 18 more! Yay!
Good efffort! ðð― Bath tub size probably ððŠą
Aw Maurice! Lovely to hear from you! Shall we pop over and set you up with a couple of converted wheelie bins?! Have you seen those type of worm hotels?! Sounds like youâre living the dream! âĻðŠąâĻ ðē all in good time hey?!
YES! So the idea is that itâs a gentle influence from the most positive in! The school can have a full set up if they raise ÂĢ300 or more! My hope is weâll get at least 5 who want to do it!
Oh perfect!! Iâll send you the PDF over!! So sweet of you both to offer!! Thank you! And nice and local so Dave could come consult and set up!
oh what a beautiful fit - finalising today!