I saw that a few weeks ago and on their facebook page I spotted the John Starnes' Urban Farm: My March Classes link. I went to check out his class on unique summer crops last saturday. This guy is very strange and I do not recommend his 'classes'. He has a tiny 2 br house with broken mirrors as flooring - no kidding - with a dog walking around on them. His yard is a complete mess. He takes forever to tell you anything and he doesn't tell you much. When Nick went to use his bathroom, he asked Nick to not flush, then would Nick please pee in the yard instead. That was kind of gross and we all know sewage and vegetables don't mix. Nick didn't feel comfortable with that and used the toilet. The guy obviously knows something so it's a shame but he just isn't organized and his strange personal life is too present to relax and enjoy the class even if it was organized. He is a rosarian, here is an article about him. I think if he gave a rose class and I was crazy about roses, I might reconsider going, but I'd be prepared for the total weirdness. Here is a link that might be useful: times article

just started club, will you have anything this fall? needing alot of differnt plants,

First off, I wanted to thank everyone for checking out my blog. I started it hoping that others would enjoy it, and I will definitely incorporate any feedback I receive. (I am working on the pictures...We have a digital camera but for some reason recently the pictures won't download to the computer. Haven't spent the time to figure out the problem. I'd like to post some pictures this week.) Yes, the worms are eating a lot of junk food. Interestingly, writing this blog is making me much more conscious of what I'm eating, since I'm recording what leftovers the worms get. I'm trying to do better...Of course, a lot of this is stuff that I, my wife or the boys DIDN'T eat, or didn't finish. Most of the leftovers are from eating out--we tend to do a lot better with portion control and type of food when we eat in. Excuses, excuses. If I'm not careful I'll have to buy the worms a gym membership. I certainly could use a little exercise going into the new year. The worms absolutely eat the fried stuff. (Well, I don't know if they eat it, but I do know that it breaks down in the bin). I haven't had any problems with any of it when it goes through the food processor. Interestingly, I still have some tator tots that HAVEN'T broken down from several months ago that I just threw in there. They just got really moldy. AbbeysDad - I am ABSOLUTELY overfeeding the worms. I am actually experimenting to see what their max is...I should have mentioned that in the blog. They've been doing a pretty good job keeping up with the volume, but I think this last feeding put them over the top. I started with 3 pounds of worms. I suspect I have more than that now, just based on the number of worms I've seen. The meat hasn't been a problem. For the total volume of food I put in there, the meat is a very small portion. I stayed away from it entirely for several months, but slowly introduced it after Thanksgiving after reading Kelly's response to my follow up question on the "What are worms favorite food" thread: Posted by: Jason_MacKenna Dallas TX on Sat, Nov 19, 05 at 14:24 "I'd asked this on another thread -- but if worms eat the bacteria, protozoa, mold & fungi, then why no meat or dairy products. Dairy molds up like crazy, and meat is chock full o' bacteria after a few days in a nice worm bin. It would seem that this high bacteria food would be WONDERFUL for worms." Posted by: Kelly_Slocum sw WA state on Sun, Nov 20, 05 at 1:34 "...Jason, the prohibition against meat and dairy products has nothing to do with their being problematic for worms (despite the erroneous claims one can read on the internet and in some books that worms are vegetarians), rather it is we humans who find such feedstocks potentially challenging. Because the worm cannot ingest meat or dairy until it rots, and because the smell of rotting meat and dairy is distasteful to humans but highly attractive to vermin and houseflies, the inclusion of these materials can cause problems with bins kept in or near human living spaces. While these challenges CAN be managed, and some folks do include some meat, fats and cheeses in their bins, the general statement is to avoid these materials to ensure the bin is user friendly..." Kelly, please let me know if I'm misinterpreting your statement. I definitely wouldn't want to offend the Great Worm Goddess. I generally don't add soda, I just threw that in there for the hell of it. Mickey2 - I definitely had some problems with high temperatures earlier this year. I can't remember exactly when I started, but my first, small bin was inside. They moved out to the garage about a month later on the tail end of our high temps, where the worms en masse attempted to leave the bin and return to the air conditioned comfort of my office. I'm relatively new to this, so I haven't been through an entire summer. I think I'll have to rely heavily on the advice of the great sage and eminent scholar Chuckiebtoo, who I am sure, as a fellow Texan, has dealt with the vicissitudes caused by our high temperatures, variable rainfall, and idealogues. Thanks again to everyone!

Very nice. Congrats and wishes for much happiness as a family, and as a couple.