Worm Farm

Last week wile working in the yard, the girls were digging up worms so we decided to make a worm farm.

Materials used:
1 clear empty 2 liter bottle-rinsed well.
Soil
Sand
Compost, grass clippings, leaves etc.
A little bit of water. We used rain water.
8-12 earth worms

Step one:

Carefully cut the top of the bottle, poke a few holes in to the top portion of the bottle to allow air in and remove label.



Step 2:

Add about 2 inches of soil to the bottom of the bottle.



Step 3:

Add about 2 inches of sand on top of the soil.



Step 4:

Top with compost.



Step 5:

Sprinkle with a little water, to moisten the contents of the bottle.



Step 6:

Cover and place the farm in a dark area over night.

Step 7:

Add worms and place back into the dark area.



The next day have a look at your farm and see if you can see the tunnels.



Go head and keep it for a few day, observing you worms, then release them and recycle your bottle. We added ours to the compost.

Once we released our worms we could really see the tunnels they made.



This is something we will definitely do again! Next time I think we will use a second container to use as a filler so the worms have to stay toward the outside of the bottle so that we can see the tunnels better.


Happy Farming!

Weekend finds

This past Saturday, Grand Rapids held all kinds of events to kick off the week for Earth Day. Having young kids we could not hit them all, but did make it to 2.

First stop, the Farmer's and Artist Market at the Grand Rapids Public Library. This is something that is usually held at the the Fulton Street Farmers Marker during the regular season which starts next month. We had a good time and found some great finds!

We came home with all kinds of homemade soaps, some geraniums, a spider plant and 2 reused fabric accessories.

The first is a small wallet made from and expired fabric sample book.

Made by Stuff & Nonsense

I had my purse stolen out of my van (in my own driveway) a few weeks ago. In it I had 2 wallets. One with all your regular wallet stuff: ID, bank card, credit card and money. The other held punch card and business cards. This reused wallet is perfect for my punch cards and business cards.

The second is a clutch made of an old sweat shirt and has the characters of one of our favorite books one it! (A great find made by my dear husband)

Made by Sally Ann

She reused the front and back of the sweatshirt as well as a zipper from another piece of clothing. So far it has come in really hand bringing books back and forth from the library.

Next stop, the zoo, for Party for the Planet! Oh how my girls love the zoo! They had over 30 West Michigan organizations there with seedling give-aways, games, entertainment, science experiments, recycling, conservation tips, and of course the animals! They even had a designated area in the parking lot where you could your old electronics and clothes to be recycled. Unfortunately we forgot our recyclables, but will be making drop offs soon.

We did come home with lots of information, which after I have had a chance to read and research I will share. We also came home with 2 fur seedling, some flower seeds the girls planed and a bird house kit that we are going to build and hang this weekend.

New use...old item

I switched from using store bought feminine menstrual items to washable cotton products. I have purchased some GladRags and made my own. GladRags posted a use for the store bought ones on their blog. Here is the link to their blog: http://www.gladrags.com/blog/ And a link to the site the posted about: http://www.tamponcrafts.com/ Enjoy!