Earth Day Weekend

We took some time off from hugging trees on Earth Day to harvest the vermicompost in our worm bin. Our bin uses redworms (Eisenia fetida) to turn our kitchen scraps into a nutrient and microbe rich fertilizer that we can use in our garden. Redworms are annelids, not insects, but some insects such as black soldier flies can be used for similar in-home waste processing. See the Black Soldier Fly Blog for more info.

Our cat was very curious about the worm bin, but he behaved himself...mostly.

Happy Spring Equinox!

It is the warmest March I can remember.  The temp's supposed to hit 84 degrees today, which should mean lots of insect activity!

 And of course lots of insect activity means lots of food for these gals: