Deborah Niemann – Composting

Deborah Niemann – CompostingTurning Waste Into Black GoldDo you want an all-natural fertilizer for your garden?Do you want to spend almost nothing on fertilizer?Do you want a balanced fertilizer that’s easy to use?By composting your kitchen waste and livestock manure, you can turn trash into treasure and fertilize your garden for next to nothing.Compost is the only fertilizer that I use in my garden. It’s simple to make and use, and it costs nothing other than your time and the tools that you use, which you probably already have on hand.If you’ve heard that composting is complicated, then this is the class for you. Forget about browns and greens and carbon and nitrogen. The bottom line is stuff rots! It’s all a matter of time.We will talk about …benefits of compostingthe difference between hot and cold compostingthe difference between traditional composting and vermicompostingwhy you might want to use one or the otherwhen and how you can use fresh livestock or poultry manure in your gardenhow to compost so that it is not stinky and does not attract flies or wild animalswhat you can compost — or notshould you use piles or buy a binhow to build a worm bin for cheap or freewhat to use for worm beddingwhat to feed worms — or nothow to make compost tea and vermicompost teaCourse CurriculumVideos of Live TrainingComposting (31:18)Composting Q&A (21:02)Vermicomposting (24:00)Vermicomposting Q&A (14:28)Composting ExamplesVermicompost Bin (6:10)Photo Gallery of a Compost PileDownloadable HandoutsPDF of PowerPointVermicomposting ChecklistsCompost: My Only FertilizerGetting ed with VermicompostingRabbits and the GardenGrazon PDF from Dow5 Common Compost Problems & SolutionsWhat’s next?Feedback SurveyYour InstructorDeborah NiemannIn 2002, Deborah and her family moved to 32 acres on a creek in the middle of nowhere to grow their own food organically. With the help of goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry, they produce 100% of their meat, eggs, and dairy products, as well as a large percentage of their vegetables, fruit, and herbs. They sold chickens and turkeys for more than 10 years, and are currently a licensed egg producer in Illinois and sell eggs to a grocery store and through a CSA.Deborah is the author of six books, including Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally, as well as her latest book, Goats Giving Birth. She also teaches sustainable agriculture courses online for the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. She has been teaching Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably since 2013 and Pastured Poultry since 2015.In 2022, Deborah got certified as a FAMACHA instructor so that she and her students could feel confident that she was providing the most up-to-date information on parasite research and management.Sale Page: https://thriftyhomesteader.teachable.com/p/compostingArchive: https://archive.ph/wip/VFcBUDelivery Method– After your purchase, you’ll see a View your orders link which goes to the Downloads page. Here, you can download all the files associated with your order.– Downloads are available once your payment is confirmed, we’ll also send you a download notification email separate from any transaction notification emails you receive from esy[GB].– Since it is a digital copy, our suggestion is to download and save it to your hard drive. In case the link is broken for any reason, please contact us and we will resend the new download link.– If you cannot find the download link, please don’t worry about that. We will update and notify you as soon as possible at 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (UTC+8).Thank You For Shopping With Us!