Heart & Soil Film Screening Next Wednesday w/ Guest Art Trese

The film Heart & Soil, a documentary on sustainable agriculture, will be shown at Alden Library's next Earth Month event.  Please join us!
Wed. April 21
12 - 1 pm
Alden Library Rm 319

We are also very much looking forward to our guest for the session, Prof of Plant Biology Art Trese, who will lead a discussion about his work with community gardening & sustainable agriculture. Here's a video of Prof Trese and OU students at work in the gardens:

Worm Circus Roundup

A big Thank You to all who made our worm composting workshop on Wednesday a great success -- Thanks to all who helped with the planning, the publicity and the setting up. And Thanks to Will Dewees, our worm expert extraordinaire. Most of all, Thank You to all who attended -- we had our largest audience yet with nearly 40 people!

Will showed the audience that worms need the following to stay healthy and transform food waste into compost:

air  ~~  moisture (but not too much!)  ~~  darkness  ~~  food scraps (no protein)

Read more about the worm composting tips Will presented in today's Post article

Will at the Athens Farmer's Market


Worm composting book recommended by Will:

Appelhof, M. (1982). Worms eat my garbage (1st ed.). Kalamazoo, Mich., USA: Flower Press.

Photos by Sherry DiBari

Worms & Dirt Workshop (Getting Your Hands Dirty Optional)

Worms & Dirt: Managing Food Waste in a Very Small Space
Wed. April 14
12-1 pm
Alden Library 4th fl patio

Learn about producing food & managing food waste in a very small space. Guest Will DeWees (whom many of you may know from his worms & daffodil sales at the Athens Farmers Market) will demonstrate how easy it is to construct a small-scale worm composting box, and if time permits we will also learn a little bit about gardening in small containers that you can place anywhere there is sun.  We will also have a "worm-knowledge" contest and some free giveaways (taking worms home is optional!)