Running Hen Microfarm : Two non-farmers' experiment in sustainable living in Shepherdstown, WV

Here’s a photo of the inside of a worm bin (in which worms eat the kitchen scraps and produce compost), which I’ll talk about later…but the exciting news is that I was searching the net for information on how to make your own potting soil, and I hit the jackpot!!  This fantastic site is administered by the National Center for Appropriate Technology, in part by a grant from the USDA, specifically for organic growers, and even tiny ones like us can benefit.  There are scads of recipes for potting soil, not to mention discussions on each ingredient, the sustainability of using peat moss, etc., etc.  Here’s the link:

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/potmix.html#appendix3

Many thanks to whoever put this information together!!