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Kid’s in the Garden  -  JUNE 5, 2010

Join us for the Imagine Children’s Museum’s Kids in the Garden Program.  On June 5, 2010, we will be teaching kids about the benefits of worms in the garden.  We will teach the kids how to make a mini worm bin which they can take home along with a couple of new worm friends. Come join us at the Imagine Children’s Museum in Everett, WA between 11 and 1 pm.

For more information visit:  Imagine Children’s Museum

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Sorticulture, Everett’s Garden Arts Festival  - JUNE 11, 12, 13 , 2010

Come join us for a weekend of fun at Everett’s Sorticulture event June 11, 12 and 13th.

If you want to learn more about composting with worms bring your questions and visit our booth.  We will have worms and worm bins on hand for pickup.  We will also have our own kids area where your kids can learn about composting with worms and bring home their own mini worm farm.

More about the event:

Sorticulture unites art and the garden in a celebration of creative outdoor living. Our featured artists create distinctive hand-crafted garden art and our nurseries produce a wide variety of plants to transform your backyard. Learn tips and tricks from top regional gardening experts including Ciscoe Morris. Sorticulture also features display gardens and activities for the kids.

June 11, 12 and 13, 2010
Legion Memorial Park
145 Alverson Blvd. at West Marine View Dr.
Everett, Washington 98201

Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit www.everettwa.org for more information.

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Mark your calendars, it is time to get composting.  May 2-8 is Compost Awareness Week.

If you have been dreaming about how lucky you would be if you could just have some black gold of your own, this is the time to stop dreaming and start doing!  There are many ways to compost your leftover kitchen and garden waste. You can use old pallets to construct a simple compost bin or you can use a compost tumbler to decrease the time it takes from start to finish.

Tumbleweed Composter

Worms are a great edition to any compost pile. They help to breakdown the material quicker than traditional composting alone. A compost pile is a great place for red wigglers to hang out. They can stay nice and warm in the middle of a pile in the dead of winter, and migrate to the outside of the pile in the summer heat when your pile really starts to cook. The added benefit of worm castings adds a natural fertilizer to the finished product.

Worm bins are also a great way to compost your leftovers and create the blackest gold around – worm castings. Worm’s devour the materials you put into their bin and deposit the nutrient rich castings as they go. This is a quick and efficient method of recycling all your newspaper, junk mail, rice, vegetables and stale cereal.

These days many cities are now offering curbside recycling for your kitchen waste. These cities have to use precious resources to haul your garbage off to the landfills and recycling centers. They also offer you the chance to buy it back in the form of compost for your gardens. Why not cut out the middle men and start your own home recycling program right in your back yard. What a great way to help save the environment and your pocket book at the same time.

So treat yourself to some black gold this summer and start composting!

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Come visit us at the Lake Stevens Business Expo located at the Lake Stevens High School, 2908 113th Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10 am – 3 pm. This event is sponsored by the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce.

Come visit us and find out more about composting with worms and learn how to use a stacking tray worm bin and the new Worm Inn. Learn about the different kinds of composting worms available and bring your questions.

Live in Snohomish County and need worms? We are now taking orders for worms to be picked up at this event. Contact us for details. Show Case Lake Stevens is free to the public. Print out a ticket and present it at the event to be entered into a special drawing.

NW Wigglers Show Case Lake Stevens Tickets – CLICK HERE, then click on NW Wigglers to download

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Come visit us at the

2010 Country Living Expo

& Cattlemen’s Winterschool

Saturday January 30, 2009

Loction:   Stanwood,  Washington

Presented by WSU Extension, WSU Livestock Master Foundation
and the Cattlemen’s Association

For more information visit:   http://skagit.wsu.edu/CountryLivingExpo/

We will have worm bins including the new Worm Inn (coming soon), Red Wigglers and European Nightcrawlers on hand.    If you are planning on attending the Country Living Expo,  you can  pre-order worms and bins to pickup at the event.  Contact us for more information.

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