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Dear Friends
Welcome to The Urban Worm newsletter, and thank you so much for joining us, for believing in the humble but mighty worm!
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Market Worms
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For our local readers we are excited to share that The Urban Worm will be at Newark Market on Saturdays as of the 5th April bringing the worm love (and high quality compost). We ‘re looking forward to making some new friends and signing up new recruits to the New Worm Order. We would love to see you, and if you fancy saving on postage we are also offering 50% off Magic Manure at the market too.
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Talking of postage...
We must apologise profusely for the extortionate rates being charged for postage on the website when ordering multiple products; this is was a fault in our settings, and by no means intentional. We exist to provide affordable and accessible worm farming solutions, not to make a raise on postage. The problem has now been rectified, along with a long list of website glitches, and you can now purchase multiples without obscene costs. If you would still like to take up our offer of 50 % of Magic Manure it still stands. Use the discount code perfecto-50 in the Urban Worm shop. The bags do have a faulty seal but we’re taping them up, and the plants don’t mind, they’re grateful for the nutrient hit.
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Cumbrian Worms
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The love of worms has always gifted the opportunity to travel; we’re ever grateful for a change of scenery, and there is no scenery quite like the Lake District. Last month, with the support of Cumbria Action for Sustainability we delivered a Worm Palace to Long Valley Yurts, an idyllic camp site in Windermere. Campers can sleep well knowing their organic waste is being transformed into the stuff of life. With additional support from Cumberland Council we introduced four nurseries (Cleator Moor Nursery, Frizington Nursery, Gosforth Nursery and PJ’s Nursery) to the magic of worms, which was nothing short of adorable.
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John Maddy welcomes his new waste managers at Long Valley Yurts
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Gosforth Nursery's new worm farmers meet their team
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Meet The Team
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If you have one of our worm farms it was likely to have been lovingly made by Joseph Edwards who has been a part-time seasonal member of our little team for three years now. Not only is Joseph super smart he is incredibly practical and has solved problems we didn’t even know needed solving. He's been a fantastic asset to the organisation and we're grateful to have him.
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When Joseph isn’t working with the worms he is busy in the lab undertaking his Lab Technician Apprenticeship at South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe. Joseph “loves the balance between tech and nature, learning how scientific principles apply to both the microscopic and macroscopic.”
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A Set Back In The Netherlands
Everything The Urban Worm has come to learn has come from others who have previously paved the way, and Worm Hotels of the Netherlands is a social enterprise we could not have held in higher regard. As long time readers of New Worm Order News maybe aware we travelled to the Netherlands last year to learn more and meet co-founder Arie.
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We were shocked and saddened to hear from Arie recently that Worm Hotels can no longer continue due to new government legislation, which prohibits community composting unless organic waste is sterilised for 60 minutes at 70°C, killing all beneficial microorganisms.
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These are not the actions of a government that wants to empower the people, or a government that holds preservation of the natural world with any regard. What is quite peculiar is that after such investment, and overwhelming evidence of success, this legislation has undone all the good work.
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Our thoughts are with Arie and team, and all the Worm Hoteliers and community worm farmers of the Netherlands. Nothing can take away the powerfully positive impact Worm Hotels had upon communities, human and microbial. Knowing Arie and his entrepreneurial spirit, we trust that whatever he puts his mind and hands to next can only lead to better things.
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Worm Tips: One Drop
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We’re all getting in the garden and starting to sow now Spring has finally sprung, and as lovers of the natural world we don’t want to be lacing our soils with chemicals that kill the vital biology, and that includes chlorine from the mains water supply. Filtering water using a home water filter is unrealistic to meet the demand of a garden or house plants, but both Humic Acid and Vitamin C will do the trick, as will leaving water open for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate. Fortunately as worm farmers we have a mountainous supply of free Humic Acid. Extracting Humic Acid from your worm manure is super easy, simply put a few handfuls in some porous fabric and let clean filtered water seep through. The water will be rich in Humic Acid and one drop is enough to clean 4-5 litres of water.
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Worms On Tour
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We have a worm workshop bonanza coming up in Newark this Easter break. Some sessions have already been filled but if you’re quick you may get yourself lucky!
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There are sessions at Gannets hosted by Urban & Civic on the 9th April which can be booked from this Eventbrite link >>>
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And to book on at sessions Vicar Waters Country Park on the 8th April, Devon and Sconce Park 10th April, or Life Springs Church, Ollerton on 16th April , email wellbeing@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk or give Stephanie a call on 01636 650000
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Ok friends, that was a long one this month, and yet another exciting month ahead awaits full of new opportunities and new connections. Enjoy the sun rays!
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Anna & The Urban Worm team
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