Community of Bloggers and Worms

Last night I had a cool experience. I got to meet a fellow Montana blogger, whose blog Two Frog Home I love to read, by taking her class on worm composting. Wow, I just saw that she blogged about me today! Kathie is great, she shares many of my passions, and she is a wealth of knowledge about gardening, worms, canning, and much more. And thanks to her, I'm looking forward to starting my own worm bin. It's really simple to do: It only requires some plastic buckets, shredded newspaper, and veggie scraps, and from those few ingredients you get an abundant supply of nutrient-rich fertilizer. I want healthy plants (the healthier the plants, the healthier the people eating the plants), and I like the idea of year-round ready-to-use compost (although besides putting it on house plants, what do you do with worm compost in winter?). Kathie also mentioned that worm composting is a good way for homeschoolers to provide lessons for kids-- a bucket of worms is not only fun to feel and play with, but it can turn into a variety of valuable learning about science, gardening, nature, etc. Looking forward to more learning and sharing with you, Kathie.