Video on Setting Up a Worm Bin
Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage is a new video in the Homegrown From NC State Extension News series. In …
Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
At This Campus Lab, Worms Eat Your Leftovers
Rhonda Sherman posted this article that was authored by Carla Davis: June 29, 2017 | Author: Carla Davis, NC State University Sustainability Office You …
Backyard Composting Publication Updated
Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards has been updated. It is available in pdf (for printing) and web …
Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage
Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage is an extension fact sheet that was authored by Rhonda Sherman and first published …
Over 100 Items Can Be Composted at Home
What CAN be Composted in a Home Composting Bin? Over 100 Items! Autumn leaves, twigs, yard trimmings Grass clippings Vegetables and their …
NC State's 18th Vermiculture Conference
NC State’s Vermiculture Conference is the only annual training about earthworm farming and mid-to-large-scale vermicomposting in the world. This …
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