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Old 09-10-2007, 07:00 PM posted to alt.permaculture
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g'day ferd,

we do our worm farming in our gardens now cuts out the middle man and
gives the worms a broader spectrum of material to consume.

we aren't vegetariians either but we like eating lots of our home
grown vege's and that creates kitchen scraps which goes to the garden
along with any other rottable stuff from the kitchen.

we mulch our gardens heavily with green type mulches and this pretty
much keeps all in balance.

have you thought of approaching your local green grocer and getting
some of the scrap they generate, the big supermarkets may not want to
recycle theirs for you to use as they would think maybe you will use
it as food and not buy from them then?? even ask neighbours.

also check out your local coffee shop some of the bigger ones and get
hold of their used coffee grounds to add to the garden.

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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