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The Protein Incident
Sometimes you know what you shouldn't do, and yet somehow you end up doing it anyway. I was looking to fatten up a bin of European...

Bill
Jul 2, 20192 min read
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Answering the "What's in it for me?" question
Plenty of folks are interested in using worms for compost because they see the global benefit of recycling, and diverting a portion of...

Bill
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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What vermicompost's impact looks like
There are any number of studies online about the benefits of using vermicompost to grow healthy, vibrant plants, but we wanted to do our...

Bill
May 14, 20191 min read
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Just Keep Swimming ...
We took on a new project this spring, preparing a first-ever vermitrench at the farm. The idea is to dig a trench (about 18 inches...

Bill
Apr 27, 20191 min read
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Two Tips to Getting Things Done
It's the busy season for gardeners and farmers, preparing the soil, planting seedlings, cleaning up the accumulated detritus of winter....

Bill
Apr 7, 20192 min read
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Vermicompost and seedlings
This week, our celestial view includes the "Full Worm Moon" according to the Farmer's Almanac — meaning the full moon that corresponds to...

Bill
Mar 20, 20191 min read
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A matter of perspective
As spring approaches (slowly, ever so slowly!) I'm always fascinated at how warm it feels when the sun is shining and the temperatures...

Bill
Mar 13, 20192 min read
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The art of patience
It's snowing again, and the high temperature today didn't get out of the teens (Fahrenheit). We were near zero overnight last night. By...

Bill
Feb 27, 20192 min read
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Deep in Winter
As another winter storm enveloped the Adirondack region (and much of the Northeast overall) yesterday, it would’ve been easy to call the...

Bill
Feb 13, 20191 min read
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Teenagers vs. Worms
We have two teenage boys on the farm. They are great, but can be confounding to other humans. It got me thinking about a comparison...

Bill
Feb 5, 20191 min read
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Spreading the Word on Vermiculture
We realize working with worms (formally known as "vermiculture") is something most people aren't familiar with, and there's a fair bit of...

Bill
Jan 27, 20191 min read
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Ten Tidbits About Worms
We were talking with someone today who was a bit squeamish about worms (noted they are slimy and all). While worms need to live in moist...

Bill
Jan 23, 20192 min read
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The vermicomposting community
Using worms to recycle waste material that might otherwise go to a landfill and turning it into super-charged natural compost is deeply...

Bill
Jan 21, 20191 min read
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Keeping the worms warm in winter
Click to see a short video on how we keep our worms warm during the winter – even in a blizzard!

Bill
Jan 20, 20191 min read
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Worms fighting cancer, the flu, and ...
We may be a bit biased about the benefits of worms, but it's not unfounded. A study last year that looked at earthworm extracts found...

Bill
Jan 18, 20191 min read
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Vermicomposting in snow (sort of)
A snowstorm is forecast for this coming weekend, and for worms and other creatures that live below ground, that's a good thing. While our...

Bill
Jan 15, 20191 min read
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How do worms work?
Most people only think about worms after a summer rain, when they see a bunch of them out on the sidewalk, or when they go fishing. The...

Bill
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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We are Social in the New Year!
I've been focused on the "back-end" prep work throughout 2018, preparing the worm beds (and giving the worms some TLC) for our first...

Bill
Jan 7, 20191 min read
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Our logo!
We're thrilled with our logo - designed by a good friend and very talented graphic designer at Graphic Acuity. Check out his work at...

Bill
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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Merry Christmas from the farm
During the holiday season, there can be a lot of stress (I think the euphemistic term is 'hustle and bustle'). It's no different on a...

Bill
Dec 23, 20181 min read
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