Joe, What a great exchange!! Worms at the ready. Pumpkin soup raising it's head ONE. MORE. TIME! (whew) Jesse
--- Joe Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kewl! So would I be able to snag a pound of worms > from you guys when I > have my bin finished? I could barter with B100..... > > Joe > > Jesse Frayne wrote: > > >Hi Joe, > >Keith and Tom have this information all covered, > but > >we have a little website here in the 'Smoke that > might > >also be helpful? One of our daughters set up > >vermiculture bins in her U. of T. rez, (a bin per > >floor!) transferring hundreds of our red wigglers. > >The kids have accepted the idea really well. > > > >www.city.toronto.on.ca/compost > > > >Jesse > > > >--- Joe Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi Luke; > >> > >>Any wisdom to share on the best way to set up a > >>vermicomposter? I'd > >>like to start one and I'd be the type to make my > own > >>rather than go out > >>and buy something ready made, but I haven't a clue > >>about the realities > >>of doing it. I have read some info on the web > about > >>it though. If you > >>could share some of your first hand knowledge it > >>would be great. > >> > >>Joe > >> > >>Luke Hansen wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>It sounds like you're all talking about a kinda > >>>large-scale operation here, so I'm not sure how > >>> > >>> > >>useful > >> > >> > >>>this will be...but I just built a worm-bin for > the > >>>place I work, and have one at home as well...and > I > >>>find that they work faster and better for my > >>>composting needs than a conventional composting > >>> > >>> > >>bin. I > >> > >> > >>>crafted my latest bin out of untreated cedar > siding > >>>leftover from a construction project. > >>> > >>>However, I suppose that for larger volume > >>> > >>> > >>applications > >> > >> > >>>such as lawn trimmings, I'd second the pallet > idea. > >>> > >>>Good luck, > >>>Luke > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>--- Paul S Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Pallets are particularly useful. Usually you > can > >>>>pick up 3 for free and > >>>>either have an open side or I had some leftover > >>>>window screen, which allows > >>>>air flow. > >>>> > >>>>Also, if you have room you can get 5 pallets and > >>>>make a double bin...using a > >>>>UU shape. > >>>> > >>>>On 12/9/06, Tom Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hello Robert, > >>>>> > >>>>>I use wood posts stacked like a log cabin. It´s > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>open on one side. I don´t > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>use treated wood anywhere. So avoid that > poison. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>If the wood rots in time I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>replace it. > >>>>> > >>>>>Tom Irwin > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>------------------------------ > >>>>>From: *robert and benita rabello > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>Subject: *[Biofuel] The Death of a Compost Bin* > >>>>>Date: *Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:01:49 -0800* > >>>>> > >>>>>Although I don't do all of my composting in a > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>bin, > >> > >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>nearly all of our > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>household table scraps and the entire > collection > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>of waste from our bunny > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>cage went into a black plastic compost bin. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Please note the past tense verb > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>. . . > >>>>> > >>>>>About a week or so ago, we had a blast of > arctic > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>air sweep through this > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
