vermicomposting

 My guess is a Worm Advocate and Founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters. Established in 2002 this environmental business specializes in vermicomposting (indoor composting with worms) and organic diversion. Vermicomposting is a leading-edge answer to our organic waste problem, she says.

Cathy's Crawly Composters endeavors to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill. They recycle organic material by vermicomposting with worms and produce beautiful black castings. Castings are a high-grade natural soil enhancer, one of the best fertilizers available anywhere.

In addition to Red Wiggler Worms, they also offer worm workshops, complete vermicomposting systems, educational books, and videos.

http://www.cathyscomposters.com/

http://www.yourlotandparcel.org

This week on the New Bridge Radio Show Kevin Welcomes Cathy Nesbitt.

Cathy Nesbitt is a Health and Wellness Advocate. Cathy is the Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters and Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. Cathy is an avid cyclist and gardener

Cathy is on a mission to put worms in every living space. Indoor composting with worms. You can imagine that not everyone wants to have worms in the house. Cathy started her worm empire (Cathy's Crawly Composters) in 2002. She believes worms are going to play an ever increasing role in waste management, soil production and therefore food security. It is essential that we learn how.

Cathy’s working title is Cathy Crawly Laughing Bean Queen

http://www.cathyscomposters.com

Listen in as Devon and Matt learn about what it takes to have a healthy garden and a sustainable ecosystem in your backyard!

Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com

Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan

Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni

Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg

Sources:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/sustainability

The American Horticulture Society (AHS): https://ahsgardening.org/

The AHS's 10 Question Quiz: https://ahsgardening.org/about-us/news-press/how-green-is-your-garden-take-our-quiz/

Gardening KnowHow's How to Rainscape Your Garden: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/design/lideas/how-to-rainscape-your-garden.htm

National Geographic on Invasive Species: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/

ChooseNatives.Org on Native Groundcovers: https://choosenatives.org/articles/plant-native-ground-covers-make-america-green/

Purple Deadnettle: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/purple-deadnettle.aspx

Japanese Knotweed: https://www.thespruce.com/eradication-of-japanese-knotweed-plants-2131201

How to Get Rid of Invasive Plants: https://www.thespruce.com/best-way-to-get-rid-of-invasive-plants-2132644

Compost vs Landfill: https://recycle.com/organics-compost-vs-landfill/#:~:text=Landfill%20gas%20is%20comprised%20of,with%20oxygen%20%E2%80%93%20producing%20mainly%20CO2

Vermicomposting: https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/indoor-composting/vermicomposting/#:~:text=Sometimes%20a%20vermicompost%20bin%20will,is%20not%20buried%20deeply%20enough

With references to:

Cradle to Cradle : Remaking the Way We Make Things by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

Cradle to Cradle Design: TED talk by William McDonough

Music Sourced from Epidemic Sound

सुनिए उमेश नागर की कहानी। राजस्थान मे कोटा ज़िले के पड़ासला गांव के रहने वाले है।गांव के ही एक सरकारी स्कूल से प्रारंभिक शिक्षा प्राप्त की। साधारण से परिवार में परवरिश हुई। आगे की पढाई कोटा शहर में जाकर पूरी की। कोटा में रहकर इन्होने मेकेनिकल इंजिनीरिंग की पढाई की। कॉलेज में पढाई के दौरान एक अभियान चल रहा था जिसके तहत पढाई के बाद अपना स्वयं का रोज़गार चलाने के लिए युवाओ को प्रेरित किया जा रहा था। ऐसे में इन्होने भी अपने करियर में पढाई के साथ साथ अपना स्टार्ट अप शुरू करने का फैसला किया । उस दौरान गांव की ज़मीन भी ज्यादा रसायनो के उत्पाद के चलते खराब होने को थी, ऐसे में इन्होने वर्मी कम्पोस्ट खाद बनाने पर विचार किया। और 2017 की शुरुआत में इन्होने रूद्र एग्रो बायोटेक इंडस्ट्रीज नामक अपनी कम्पनी की स्थापना की। आज ये इस क्षेत्र में काफी बेहतर कर रहे है। और आज ये सभी को जैविक खेती करने के लिए प्रेरित करते है। https://stories.workmob.com/umesh-nagar-vermicomposting व

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जानिए वर्कमोब के बारे में: जुड़िये वर्कमोब पर - ये है भारत का अपना एक प्रोफेशनल सोशल नेटवर्क। जोश और जुनून से भरी प्रेरणादायक कहानियां देखिये। मजेदार प्रतियोगिताएं खेलिए, उनका हिस्सा बने, लाइव जुड़िये, और भी बहुत कुछ पाए वर्कमोब पर । यह सौ प्रतिशत बिलकुल मुफ्त है। जाइये इस लिंक पर - https://stories.workmob.com और देखें ढेर सारी प्रेरक कहानियाँ। 

हमारे ऐप्प को डाउनलोड करें: Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.workmob iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/workmob/id901802570

Show Highlights

• How to get started composting with worms
• How to improve degraded soil with compost and eliminate the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides
• Problems of sending food wastes to the landfill
• Food waste is the #1 category of materials being dumped in landfills
• Composting and vermicomposting basics
• Using food scraps you have and turn it as a medium to grow more food
• How can you start a worm composting system without spending a lot of money
• Different worm composting systems available: wind rows, bins, continuous flow through and more
• Which species of composting worm to use of the thousands of worm species
• How overfeeding can be a problem when doing worm composting
• What is a continuous flow worm composting system
• Three strategies for harvesting worm castings: Vertical, Horizontal, and stacking
• Worm husbandry understanding
• Effects of vermicomposting on soil and plants
• Making aerated compost tea with worm castings
• How to avoid leachate in a worm bin
• Differences between aerated compost worm tea and leachate

Links

• Rhonda Sherman’s Website
• Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage
• Video – How to set up a worm bin
• Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards
• Video: Backyard Composting with Rhonda Sherman
• Book: The Worm Farmer’s Handbook

About Rhonda Sherman

Rhonda Sherman has been providing education and technical assistance on vermicomposting and composting at NC State University for 27 years. A leading authority on vermicomposting, she organizes an annual conference on large-scale vermicomposting that draws participants from all over the world. Rhonda gives about 50 presentations annually, has conducted countless training courses and workshops, and has a variety of publications on composting and vermicomposting. Her new book is The Worm Farmer’s Handbook. Rhonda is the director of the Compost Learning Lab which has 13 types of composting bins and a dozen worm bins.