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Get into permaculture with your own worm farm
A worm farm is a great way to get yourself involved in permaculture. Worm castings, or vermicompost, act as a natural and organic fertiliser for any garden. A worm farm is easy to maintain and fun to keep, especially with kids.
Worm farms provide you with many benefits: your soil gets aerated and fertilised by the worms, whose castings enrich its composition. Your plants will be stronger and more resistant to disease as the richer environment strengthens them.Types of worms
Compost worms are different from garden earthworms in that they are surface feeders not deep tunnelers. Some common varieties of compost worms include Red Wrigglers, Indian Blue and Tiger Worms.
You can get your worm farm kit and compost worms at a nursery, hardware shop or organic food market. Ask your council too - some sell discounted worm farms.Obamas to plant their organic veggie garden
After much speculation, the First Family has confirmed that they will bring an organic veggie garden on the White House grounds. First Lady Michelle Obama has committed to the idea of healthy eating, especially when it comes to her kids, and has expressed her views in a number of interviews. "My hope," the first lady said in an interview for the New York Times, "is that through children, they will begin to educate their families and that will, in turn, begin to educate our communities."
On Friday, the First Lady was joined by children from the Bancroft Elementary School who helped her break the soil for the reported 1100 square foot plot that has been ear marked for the project. The students will also be working to cultivate the garden, and the First Family members, including the President, are expected to help weed and tend the garden, "whether they like it or not," said the First Lady.More Gardening News
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