[Summit] Food Composting and Worm Tea

[Sharon Lee Waldman]

Hi Everyone,

We get the most amazing all-natural peanut butter at the Virginal and
Spanish Peanut Co in Providence, and it comes in large 7 pound buckets
that are great for sitting next to the sink for compost. (By the way,
the company has been in busines almost 100 years, and it's like stepping
back in time to go in the sales office. The 7 pound bucket of peanut
butter costs about $15, cash or check only.)

Also, on the topic of composting, we have been putting all our food
scraps into a worm bin in our basement all winter and now have a few
gallons of worm tea from this, which is more than we can use. 

Worm tea is a 100% natural fertilizer. Worm tea is actually worm
castings, i.e. the liquid part of worm excrement. It is produced from
the unused, compostable fruit and veggie parts myself and my family will
otherwise throw away (for example fruit rinds, onion skins, etc). It is
an absolutely incredible fertilizer. I use it in my house plants and
garden. If there was ever an organic fertilizer, this is it. Worms eat
the food, digest it, and the liquid excrement is collected. If you are
interesting in buying some for a nominal fee ($6 per bottle (about 20
oz)), please contact me.

Thanks,
Sherry on Greaton Dr.



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Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 9:55:36 -0400
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To: Summit Neighborhood <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject: [Summit] kitchen composting
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For those people who like to put their kitchen scraps into a
"composting" container in their kitchens for later use in the compost
pile in their yards, you might be interested in something available at
the Farmer Market in Pawtucklet on Wednesdays.  The fellow at the front
from an enrvironmental organization (sorry _ i don't remember the name
of the porganization) has these really cool, much larger than normal
sized plastic containers for $5.  He has reused containers that Seven
Stars received olives in.  A unique idea for efficient reuse.

Phyl