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Composting Girl Scouts

By skrause2630 / September 10, 2020

https://youtu.be/98j7GNEwyB0 How to start Worm Composting by Girl Scout Troop 3187 Big River Organics helped Troop 3187 Dubuque Iowa, Girl...

By skrause2630 / September 10, 2020

A beautiful night to harvest honey. Our Flow Hives allow the honey to pour directly out of the hive without...

By skrause2630 / July 29, 2020

Working Girls Honey is as local and sweet as ever, here in Cassville Wisconsin. Here, beekeeper Tammi Droessler carries (carefully)a...

By skrause2630 / July 29, 2020

“You should see the size of my begonias!” is not a shocking comment when chatting about vermicompost or worm poop....

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By skrause2630 / June 2, 2020

A big thank you to the good folks at Broadfork Garden for their recent purchase of our seed bombs! Owner...

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By skrause2630 / May 6, 2020

Quick honeybee update: Most of our hives survived the winter. Several queen bees are in the mail (thanks USPS) to...

By skrause2630 / May 6, 2020

Calling all gardeners, amateur agriculturists and green thumb enthusiasts: Spring is half sprung! I compare our Wisconsin spring to temperamental...

By skrause2630 / February 19, 2020

Red wiggler worms are not the only livestock at Big River Organics! Five hives of honey bees work hard...

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By skrause2630 / February 19, 2020

The vermicompost takes about 6 months for the wigglers to create. We built a handmade trommel or sifter to remove...

By skrause2630 / February 19, 2020

I wasn’t born in a barn but was certainly raised in my grandparent’s vegetable gardens. Lunch was often a stop...

By skrause2630 / February 19, 2020

The best part of my day? Sitting with the small humans in the Cassville Schools cafeteria, chatting about not only...