Uncle Jim's Worm Farm

I was telling Jimbo today that you can buy worms online.  He couldn't believe it!  What a wonderful age in which we live.  I saw some on Amazon and did a quick search.  Uncle Jim's Worm Farm (any relation, Jimbo?) seems to be the most prevalent vermimerchant, so I decided to check out Uncle Jim's home page. Looks pretty awesome to me.  Amazon has some sweet deals on Uncle Jim's worms, so that may be the way to go.  Not that I need any right now.  My worms are doing just fine.  Yes, I have worms.  More on those later. 

Popular Mechanics and compost

This blog is getting off to a slow start.  So it goes.  I discovered recently that Popular Mechanics has a number of helpful articles/blog posts dealing with compost.  Who knew?  I have never followed the Popular Mechanics website, though I read many a PM issue way back before the Internet.  Guess I need to add it to the digital rounds.  Here is an incomplete, unscientifically gathered list of compostulations from Popular Mechanics:

• How to build a rotating compost bin
• Create your own worm compost box
• Two ways to compost smart
• See-through compost container (awesome!)
• ...and getting downright esoteric: How to make compost tea

We covered compost tea in the Master Composter course.  I have not yet had an opportunity to try it out (may be a while, most notably due to current drought conditions), but I'll have to compare my class notes with the PM post and give it a shot.

My friend Jimbo will no doubt be especially interested in the building projects.  Ahem, ahem.  (I know you're reading this, Jimbo!)

Glad to see the mainstreaming of compost under the engineer's gaze at Popular Mechanics!

Beginnings

Having recently completed a Master Composter course, courtesy of the City of Wichita Falls (thanks, Dave!), I offer here reflections on my ongoing adventures with compost.  I also intend to post news and information on a broader range of agrarian concerns, particularly in the Texoma region.