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Go GREEN

with the best soil amendment worms can make--

Worm Castings!

Just a Reminder--Our Poop Don't Stink!

2009 Planting Season is about to begin & the price of gas is down quite a bit from last year. We hope it stays this way or even goes down more.

We will plan to see you at the following market this spring:

Greater Springfield Farmers' Market, Battlefield Mall, just north of Macy's,

8:30 a.m.-NOON. OPENS SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2009

We enjoyed these other markets last year, but will be focusing on the one in Springfield this spring & summer:

Webb City Farmers' Market, King Jack Park by the Praying Hands,

Tuesday, Friday 11 a.m.-3 PM, & Saturday morning

Willard community Farmers' Market, 517 E. New Melville,

Saturday afternoon

I'll try to look up some exact times & opening dates for those who are interested.

For more ways to go green!
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        WormMasters
       Premium worm castings, the best natural soil amendment you can buy.

                N of the Miller High School @ 7th & Davis in  Miller, Missouri
               (10 miles N of Mt. Vernon 1/2 way between Joplin & Springfield)

                   wormmasters@yahoo.com
(Cell #417-861-2897)
                              (Cell #417-737-2851)


If you've never used worm castings before, start out by adding 1 part worm castings to 2 parts soil or 1 part worm castings to 3 parts soil.

Place additional Tbsp.--1/2 cup or more worm castings in the hole when planting, depending on the size of the plant.

Each year add some worm castings to the soil to give the soil a boost for the new year's planting--not nearly as much as this 1st year if you did the ratio as suggested above.

WHY USE WORM CASTINGS?

   1) Retain moisture so your plants don't have to be watered as often.

   2) Make the soil just right for the best produce possible without relying totally on chemical fertilizers.

   3) Feed the soil, which in turn feeds the plant. Each year the soil improves & so does the harvest.

   4) Natural pesticide. Stimulate the plant to produce an enzyme called chitinase that bugs don't like when they bite into the stem or leaves of a plant, so they go away--wow!

   5) Natural fungicide

6) Castings will not go bad. The castings you purchased last season & stored in the garage or storage shed are ready to be used this spring.

7) Use castings for germinating seeds now without fear of harming the baby plants.

8) Organic gardeners are anxious to use something that has no chemicals & still gets good results. You've come to the right place.

  9) The N-P-K of chemical fertilizers is so much higher than the analysis of worm castings that most farmers & gardeners don't think they have much value. That's a far cry from the truth!

10) 1000's of live microbes in worm castings as well as the natural pesticide, natural fungicide, moisture retention, & time released nutrients make worm castings well worth trying.

For some help getting rid of more pests you might check out: www.jerrybaker.com   for some interesting concoctions.

To get wormfarming secrets newsletter, etc.:
http://www.wormfarmingsecrets.com/?WormyWoman

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Spring's almost here & we're getting ready for the markets that will start

Saturday, April 11, 2009.

The Greater Springfield Farmers' Market

is located on the N parking lot of the

Battlefield Mall by Macy's

from 8:30 to 12 noon on

Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday.(Saturdays work best for my schedule.)

There will be plenty of bedding plants,

herbs, natural soaps, jewelry,

buffalo meat, flowers, eggs, and of course,

worm (poop) castings.

If you're making a special trip to the market for

worm castings, please call us a couple days in

advance to make sure we'll be there. Things

happen sometimes & we don't want you to

waste your time or gas in case we have something

else going on & won't be attending the market

that day.

Fridays 11 a.m. to 3 pm.

at the Webb City Farmers' Market

located at King Jack Park under the

pavilions beside the Praying Hands.

There's always live entertainment &

a catered meal on Fridays.

It's well worth checking out!

Willard Community Farmers' Market,

located at 517 E. New Melville,

(you can see it from Hwy 160)

Saturdays 1-5 pm

Goin' GREEN ????

Worm castings from

WormMasters

is just what you need

to give your plants a boost!

When you plan to make a trip to the

Farmers' Market especially for

worm castings, please call

at supper time--about 5-7 pm--a night or

two before or leave a message

anytime on Bev's cell phone #417-861-2897

or Wayne's #417-737-2851.

If you need a large quantity of castings,

please let us know.

We'll be happy to meet you somewhere

at a convenient time & place

or we'll plan to attend the Farmers' Market

that day or you can come to our worm farm

in Miller. Bring your own containers & save!

We hope we'll see you real soon!

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