Growing Citizens and Leaders through Organic Gardening
December 19, 2008 by Julia Wasson
Filed under Blog, Front Page, Organic, Slideshow, Texas, Vermiculture, Youth Programs
In addition to finding out that worms are pretty amazing creatures, the kids in the Children’s Vegetable Garden program learn about organic farming and get some firsthand experience with the benefits of hard work. We talked with program director, Hector J. Hernández, Youth Gardens Coordinator for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County, to find out more.
Read Full ArticleSustainable Living Profile: Jessica Klein
December 6, 2008 by Joe Hennager and Julia Wasson
Filed under Blog, Front Page, Organic Food, Slow Food, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, Vermiculture
When Jessica Klein gets hungry for organic produce, she doesn’t have very far to go. “I have my own little sustainable garden,” she says. That’s a bit of an understatement, as Klein raises a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs on a bit less than acre of land. She and her husband, Brett, live on the southern exposure of Tiger Mountain, near Issaquah, Washington.
Read Full ArticleRanching Underground Livestock
November 28, 2008 by Julia Wasson
Filed under Blog, Ecopreneurs, Farms, Front Page, Iowa, Organic, Prairie, Vermiculture, Wetland
“Worm castings are the ultimate fertilizer,” Kevin Somerville says. With a flat-end shovel, he carefully turns the compost pile in a shallow, wooden bin to reveal a squirming ball of red earthworms. Kevin’s wife, Mary, shows us the tiny, white babies, not much wider than a piece of thread. The biggest of the worms is only a couple of inches long.
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