January's talk on worm composting was filled to capacity. More than two dozen people came down to the store to learn about the hands-down best way to deal with kitchen scraps in the winter.
Are you ready to try "vermiculture"? Come on in to check out the Can-O-Worms or our own design, the Wiggle Room worm bin. You can also pick up packages of red wiggler worms.
When you visit, be sure to take a copy of our FREE vermiculture handout and check out our selection of worm composting books. We sell the classic Worms Eat My Garbage among others.
Spring will be here before you know it! Worm castings give seedlings a great head start. If you aren't raising your own worms, be sure to buy worm castings from us. Not only do they provide a boost to young plants, but they can rejuvenate aging house plants when added as a top dressing to the soil. Much better than synthetic chemical fertilizers.
In the meantime, this year we have a real Maine winter to survive. Keep out the cold air and keep yourself comfortable with fragrant Maine Balsam draft stoppers at the ready. What old home in Maine doesn't have a draft below at least one window or door?
You may be struggling to understand where the money's going when you pay your heating bills. If so, I highly recommend that you read The Home Energy Diet. Its subtitle says it all: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy Smart.
In our household we discovered that our clothes dryer was a major component of our electric bill. So we switched to air-drying our clothes indoors with folding wooden drying racks.
Along with the best drying racks made in Maine, Dave Holmes of Pittsfield is now also supplying our store with the best wooden laundry hamper made in Maine. Drop by the store to take a look at the clever double hamper he has designed for us. Beautiful, functional, durable and sustainable!
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