28 november 2006
Say I Love You with a Worm Bin!
IT'S THE GIFTY TIME OF YEAR, whatever one's non/religious stripe. What says "I care" more than red wigglers? These cheerful garden helpers not only offer a salutary model of patient industry, they make what's euphemistically called "castings" that you can cast on your loved one's veggie garden. Then stand back for a tomato explosion! Yes, and it benefits the community too--Growing Hope is selling 'em for a paltry $25-$40. Help Ypsilanti retain its hard-won title as the vermicomposting capital of Southeastern Michigan!
More cool green gifts at http://www.growinghope.net or (734) 786-8401.
Posted by ypsidixit at 28 november 2006 12:35
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Posted by: Laura at 28 november 2006 14:49
The Earthworm
I have a dear friend who is into worms
Absolutely captivated by their wiggles and squirms
I think she’d study them day and night
But fortunately they can crawl out of sight.
Our Great God, when creating our earth and soil
Wisely created zillions of “tillers” to toil and toil,
Keeping the earth loose, nourished and aired
An amazing way to keep it repaired.
It has been proven that without the earthworm
Soil becomes dead and packed, much too firm;
So these precious creatures keep on the go -
Burrowing and churning the way that they know.
It spends its life eating dead grass and weeds
And decaying leaves to meet all its needs.
All the while it is recycling those things
Adding nutrients to the soil for the things Spring brings.
I’m not sure if earthworms sleep
But when it’s hot and dry they burrow deep.
I do know that after we’ve had lots of rain
They come up and wait for the soil to drain
The earthworm does what it was created to do
And never complains like some of you.
Author: Katherine Hansen
Dedicated with love to Gloria Hughes
Posted by: Laura at 28 november 2006 14:54