This month's workshop - GREEN GARDENING - will be Saturday, June 26th from 10:30 a.m. till noon and will be presented by Olga Schifani. Olga ran a vegan organic farm, CSA and has taught classes on organic gardening for years. She will share her extensive knowledge on efficient, non-toxic gardening. Learn about organic pest control, composting, and other techniques to have a safe and healthy home garden.

Call 821-6259 to reserve a spot, this class will fill up quickly. It's a great chance to enter our drawing too!

We'll be in Santa Fe exhibiting on Wednesday, June 16 from 4-9 p.m. at the Santa Reporter's Community Block Party in downtown Santa Fe. It's our first exhibit in Santa Fe and we look forward to visiting with you all!!

Join us for Green Central on Saturday, June 19th from 9-4 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This event promises to be fun and informative for all. Hosted by the United States Green Building Council - New Mexico Chapter, the day includes a Green Living Lecture Series.

Eliminates mosquitos and other winged insects in a discrete, quiet fashion.

Enjoy bug-free evenings outdoors with the LED Bug Trap. Simply plug the unit into any 110v outlet and the 6 LED’s produce UV light that attracts insects. Once in range, the bugs are sucked inside by the vacuum where they are captured in the removable collection net.

* Whisper quiet vacuum fan

* Attracts insects with UV light

* Removable collection net

* Safe and effective

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Compost with worms and turn kitchen scraps, paper waste and cardboard into nutrient-rich soil for your plants.

With a thermo siphon air flow design, the Worm Factory® 360 increases the composting speed. Now you can produce compost much faster than traditional composting methods. Master Gardeners agree, worm castings are one of the richest forms of fertilizer that you can use.

HOW IT WORKS:
◦ Air enters the base on all four sides
◦ Worms burrow through the compost creating air passages
◦ Rising heat and compost gases create a thermo siphon, pulling the air upwards through the trays
◦ Air exits under all four sides of the lid
◦ Allows 10 times more air circulation than similar composters.

The Worm Factory® 360 can be used indoors or outdoors allowing year round production. Now composting is no longer limited to backyards, it is great for apartments, kitchens, garages, porches and more.

FEATURES:
•Year-round production
•Odor Free operation
•Available in four tray system
•Expandable up to 8 trays
•Easy to assemble and manage
•Built in "worm tea" collector tray and spigot for easy draining
•Includes a 16-page easy-to-use instructional booklet with photos and illustrations
•Comes with "Quick-Tips" lid for easy reference
•Houses eight to twelve thousand worms that consume 5-8lbs of food per week
•20 year warranty on parts and workmanship
•Made in the U.S.A.
•Made with post consumer recycled materials.
•30 year life expectancy.

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Do you know?

* Composting can be as simple as making a pile of leaves and letting it sit until it decomposes.
* You do not need to live in a rural area to compost. Many people compost at the heart of inner cities, in community gardens or even on the roofs or balconies of schools and apartment buildings.
* Most food waste can be composted in small-scale compost systems, you should avoid grease, fat, bones, fish, and meat scraps.
* By composting, a typical household can reuse more than 500 pounds of waste each year.
* When added to soil, compost acts as a fertilizer and supplies all the required nutrients that aid the growth of plants. This helps you save money, because it eliminates the need to purchase chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
* Compost helps plants build resistance to disease and pests.
* Compost helps break down toxins in the soil, and improves its texture.
* Mature compost is high in humus, which improves the soil fertility and structure. Humus also improves water retention in the soil.
* Compost contains many important nutrients that are not found in chemical fertilizers and release nutrients to plants slowly.