How to Build a Compost Pile

A Rustic Home | September 11, 2009

Tia Pinney shows us how to create a quick and easy compost pile.  Personally, I always like to add some worms to help the process along and their castings (fancy word for worm poop) are nutrient rich.  Everything that goes into the compost pile doesn’t end up in the landfill – yea!
Tia Pinney is a [...]

Steppin’ into the Garden

BearatHome | March 20, 2008

When life gets crazy – an unending list of chores – work projects, volunteering, stuff around the house – I head off into nature.
My escape has always been go hug a tree.  But sometimes getting away isn’t so easy.  Load up the truck, corral the dogs, prod Husband off the couch [...]

You gonna eat that?

BearatHome | March 15, 2008

Never in a million years would I have predicted that I would be getting up at the crack of dawn to go worm shopping.  Yes, worm shopping, and no I don’t fish.
A never ending list of domestic chores – I have become the housekeeper, the cook, and now the gardener.  Of all my domestic duties, [...]

How To Make Your Own Compost

Bear at Home | February 12, 2007

A soil can never get enough compost because soil can always be improved with additional organic matter. Compost is organic matter that has broken down sufficiently such that its mineral and nutrient components can be readily absorbed by plants. You can either buy compost or create compost yourself.
In order to create compost, you will need [...]