Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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On 12/5/2007 at 11:25 PM Liz wrote:

>At 03:26 PM 12/5/2007, you wrote:
>>Why vermicompost rather than any other kind of compost? In a 
>>snowy-winter climate, I'd be concerned about how to keep the worm 
>>boxes protected from the cold for several months. Do you have a barn 
>>or other building that stays warm enough to keep worms alive in the
>winter?
>
>One of the reasons I'm interested in vermicomposting is precisely 
>because of wanting to compost during the cold weather. I hope to get 
>one of the plastic bin type composters. I'm going to have to figure 
>out how to keep ants out of it (water-filled dish under each leg, or 
>something like that).
>
>Liz in SW VA
>http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com 
>
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