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  • From: Mary Appelhof <mappelho AT tds.net>
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  • Subject: [compostteas] Worm-a-way® Worm Bin to Sell in UK
  • Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:14:01 -0400

Title: Worm-a-way® Worm Bin to Sell in UK
For Immediate Release                                                   September 29, 2004



RIGHTS TO MARKET MARY APPELHOF'S WORM-A-WAY® MOVE ACROSS THE POND

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN USA
RUGELEY, STAFFS, UK   Mary Appelhof of Kalamazoo, Michigan, author of the popular how-to book, "Worms Eat My Garbage," and Jayne Nicholls of Nicholls and Sons of Rugeley, UK, announce their agreement for Nicholls to market Appelhof's Worm-a-way vermicomposting bin in the UK.

"My mission is to change the way the world thinks about garbage," says Appelhof. "To think of it as a resource, rather than to throw it away." Redworms have been turning her kitchen food waste into nutrient-rich, earthy-smelling humus for over 30 years. She says, "Through Jayne's efforts, people in the UK will be able to purchase a complete system that meets the needs of both worms and their caretakers."

Nicholls has been vermicomposting (composting with worms) in the UK for over two years. She liked the convenience of being able to bury her food discards into a bin in her garden, then use the vermicompost produced by the worms (worm manure) to grow vegetables without having to use chemical fertilizers. "I'm concerned about the health and safety of my kids," says Nicholls. "I have triplet sons who are beginning school just this week. I want them to grow up in an environment free of toxic chemicals. Having a worm bin is one little thing I can do, but I wanted to do something bigger. Selling Mary Appelhof's Worm-a-way is a bigger thing I can do."

It's getting harder to bury organic waste in landfills in England. Recent regulations say that organic waste must be kept out of landfills, partly to save limited space, and partly to prevent the toxic leachates that develop when organic materials decompose next to heavy metals and hazardous chemicals. Appelhof says, "It doesn't make sense to bury organic waste in a tomb, whether it be a dry one or a wet one. Either way, the topsoil that worms could create out of that resource is wasted. Get enough people doing worm composting and we'll have safer, better tasting food, fewer problems with landfills and incinerators, and a better environmental conscience all around."

Each Worm-a-way that Nicholls sells  (two sizes available) will consist of a container made of recycled plastic with its unique ventilation system developed by Appelhof, her book, "Worms Eat My Garbage," a garden fork, and enough of the proper kind of worms (Eisenia fetida) to get started. "We ship worms all the time by mail and UPS," says Appelhof. Jayne has assurances from delivery services in UK that they can get both worms and bins to her customers dependably.

Flowerfield Enterprises is a mail-order business that develops and markets educational materials on vermicomposting. Its publishing imprint, Flower Press, publishes the how-to book "Worms Eat My Garbage," a classroom activity book and curriculum guide, "Worms Eat Our Garbage," and a children's picture book, "Compost, By Gosh!"  http://www.wormwoman.com

Contact info:   Jayne Nicholls                  Mary Appelhof
        Nicholls & Son's                Flowerfield Enterprises/Flower Press
        PO Box 4024                     10332 Shaver Road
        London, UK WS15 1YN             Kalamazoo, MI 49024 USA
        PH: (011) (44) 188-957-7883             PH: 269-327-0108
        FAX(011) (44) 790-549-2165              FAX: 269-327-0108
        nichollsclan AT ntlworld.com               mary AT wormwoman.com
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Mary Appelhof

"Changing the way the world thinks about garbage"

The Russian Worm Connection featured  in  WormEzine. Access at http://www.wormwoman.com


  • [compostteas] Worm-a-way® Worm Bin to Sell in UK, Mary Appelhof, 09/29/2004

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