Compost: Turning Trash Into Treasure

Ever looked at the magnificent growth of a forest and wonder how it gets by without trucking in fertilizer a few times a year? Compost, that’s how. Well that, and not being planted as a monoculture, but I digress. Composting, or the breaking down of organic...
Robber Flies Eat Stinkbugs – Hooray!

Robber Flies Eat Stinkbugs – Hooray!

I took this picture about a year ago, and thought I might share it with everyone. I was walking in the yard when all of a sudden this guy landed on me: Thankfully it was kind enough to sit and pose for a picture or two with my phone before flying off to find a...
18 Day Compost

18 Day Compost

As long as I’ve known about composting, I always thought of it as a rather long term process. You pile up food scraps, garden waste, wood chips, etc, then let it all sit there for a few months covered with a tarp, turning every now and then, and you’ve got...