Permaculture for the Future

Show Highlights

• How to get started composting with worms
• How to improve degraded soil with compost and eliminate the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides
• Problems of sending food wastes to the landfill
• Food waste is the #1 category of materials being dumped in landfills
• Composting and vermicomposting basics
• Using food scraps you have and turn it as a medium to grow more food
• How can you start a worm composting system without spending a lot of money
• Different worm composting systems available: wind rows, bins, continuous flow through and more
• Which species of composting worm to use of the thousands of worm species
• How overfeeding can be a problem when doing worm composting
• What is a continuous flow worm composting system
• Three strategies for harvesting worm castings: Vertical, Horizontal, and stacking
• Worm husbandry understanding
• Effects of vermicomposting on soil and plants
• Making aerated compost tea with worm castings
• How to avoid leachate in a worm bin
• Differences between aerated compost worm tea and leachate

Links

• Rhonda Sherman’s Website
• Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage
• Video – How to set up a worm bin
• Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards
• Video: Backyard Composting with Rhonda Sherman
• Book: The Worm Farmer’s Handbook

About Rhonda Sherman

Rhonda Sherman has been providing education and technical assistance on vermicomposting and composting at NC State University for 27 years. A leading authority on vermicomposting, she organizes an annual conference on large-scale vermicomposting that draws participants from all over the world. Rhonda gives about 50 presentations annually, has conducted countless training courses and workshops, and has a variety of publications on composting and vermicomposting. Her new book is The Worm Farmer’s Handbook. Rhonda is the director of the Compost Learning Lab which has 13 types of composting bins and a dozen worm bins.

The world is full of negative news and the planet is in crisis. This it can be downright disheartening and you feel that there is nothing that you can do. I am here to provide a different perspective. The Permaculture for the Future Podcast is about spreading positive and impactful stories, tips, and ways that each one of us can transition into a regenerative lifestyle. We talk about simple ways to make lifestyle changes and interview authors, teachers, and other folks that are collectively healing ourselves and the planet.

If you want to make an ecological impact, stick around because this podcast is for you.

In today's show, we are introducing the podcast and what to expect from upcoming shows. In addition, we are talking about:

• The power of taking action to make the world a better place
• How gardening can transform or relationship to the planet and reverse climate change