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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 19:46:56 -0500 (EST)
From: kantard@mindspring.com (Demetri Kantarelis)
Subject: IEA Conference '98
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS. The 4th International Interdisciplinary Conference
on the Environment will be held in Washington D.C., July 7-10, 1998. You
may participate as session organizer, presenter of one or two papers,
chair, moderator, discussant, or observer. The deadline for abstract
submission and participation is January 20, 1997. For more information
please contact Demetri Kantarelis or Kevin L. Hickey through
Regular Mail: IEA/Kantarelis-Hickey
Assumption College
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01615, USA
Tel: (508) 767-7557 (Kantarelis), (508) 767-7296 (Hickey),
Fax: (508) 767-7382
E-mail:
(Kantarelis) dkantar@eve.assumption.edu
(Hickey) khickey@eve.assumption.edu
or the World Wide Web at:
http://www.assumption.edu/html/academic/conf/iicecall.html
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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 14:39:05 -0400
From: mappelho@madison.tdsnet.com (Mary Appelhof)
Subject: Press Release for America Recycles Day
My apologies for multiple postings.
Mary
>
>
>>
>>For immediate release
>>November 7, 1997
>>Contact: Nancy Essex 616-327-0108
>>
>>Worms Help America Recycle
>>
>> America Recycles Day on November 15, 1997, is set aside to
>>emphasize to all Americans the benefits and opportunities for recycling
>>in America today. With Al Gore as honorary chair, over 3000 events are
>>scheduled to increase awareness of the environmental benefits of
>>recycling. One such event is the publication of the second edition of
>>Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof (Flower Press, 1997).
>> "Worms are part of the action, too," says Appelhof. "Food waste
>>represents a significant portion of the material we throw away. It
>>stinks up garbage cans and wastebaskets. It contaminates recyclables. If
>>you bring a colony of redworms into your home, bed them down with
>>moistened newspaper, and bury food scraps in the bin, the worms recycle
>>the organics on-site. They produce nutrient-rich humus you can use to
>>feed house plants and grow tasty vegetables without synthetic
>>fertilizers. Recycling with worms puts food back on your table without
>>having to carry the garbage away or truck fresh food to a supermarket!"
>> Handling of food waste is a significant problem. EPA estimates
>>that 13.8 billion pounds of food wind up in landfills each year. It
>>doesn't necessarily decompose there, either, according to garbologist Dr.
>>William Rathje, who has found ears of corn buried in a landfill for over
>>30 years that looked good enough to eat. Corn cobs in a worm bin,
>>however, disappear in a matter of weeks.
>> The original Worms Eat My Garbage caused a quiet revolution in
>>the way people deal with organic kitchen waste-as quiet as the worms
>>themselves. Compost educators, considering it "the definitive guide" for
>>composting with worms on a small scale helped the book sell over 100,000
>>copies in 15 printings over as many years. Combined with the increased
>>availability of recycling programs and state mandates to divert large
>>quantities of organic wastes from landfills, this little how-to book met
>>people's need to have a simple, convenient method to handle food waste in
>>their own homes.
>> Appelhof, a biologist and educator (popularly known as Worm
>>Woman), has worked with worms for 25 years, and finds them every bit as
>>fascinating now as when she started. "I know more about them than when I
>>started," she says. "Such knowledge gives me more jumping-off places for
>>asking questions." She packed much of this knowledge into the second
>>edition which is more than 60 pages longer than the 1982 book. Worms Eat
>>My Garbage expands on kinds of containers which make suitable worm bins,
>>suggests adaptations for outside worm bins in cold climates, gives more
>>information about the kinds of worms suitable for worm composting. The
>>extensive international interest in the subject encouraged her to
>>incorporate metric conversions alongside the English units in the text to
>>make it more user-friendly for those who use metrics for measuring. With
>>much more information available about worms and worm composting, the
>>expanded bibliography and annotated references introduce readers to the
>>current body of literature about earthworms which is accessible to the
>>layperson.
>> The kick-off for the second edition of Worms Eat My Garbage will
>>be in North Carolina where Appelhof is conducting several workshops and
>>presentations on worms. She will be training teachers on ways to use
>>worms in the classroom at the North Carolina Science Teachers Association
>>conference in Greensboro on November 12-14, events sponsored by the North
>>Carolina Division of Pollution Control and Environmental Prevention.
>>November 15 she moves to the Sustainable Ag conference in Hendersonville,
>>where the kids in attendance will get a chance to learn about worms from
>>"Worm Woman" herself.
>> Mountain Lore Books in Hendersonville is hosting a book-signing
>>by Appelhof at 11:00 am on America Recycles Day, November 15. North
>>Carolina Cooperative Extension and others are hosting a seminar in
>>Raleigh on November 17, "Harnessing Worm Power," featuring Ms. Appelhof
>>and two North Carolina worm experts, Tom Christenberry of Vermicycle
>>Organics and Dick Sloane from the National Institute of Environmental
>>Health Sciences. Tuesday, November 18 will find Appelhof presenting at
>>the Virginia Recycling Association conference in Norfolk, Virginia,
>>talking about recycling with worms, of course.
>> Worms Eat My Garbage 2nd edition, by Mary Appelhof with
>>illustrations by Mary Frances Fenton. 162p. Appendices, bibliography,
>>index. Price $12.95. Publication date: November 15, 1997. Single
>>copies available by mail for $15.45 postpaid from Flower Press, 10332
>>Shaver Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49024. Wholesale inquiries welcome.
>>
>>Flower Press * 10332 Shaver Rd * Kalamazoo * MI * 49024 *
>>616-327-0108 * FAX 616-327-7009
>>Visit us on the Web at http://www.wormwoman.com
>>
>
Mary Appelhof
Flowerfield Enterprises
10332 Shaver Road
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49024USA
Phone: 616-327-0108 FAX 616-327-7009
Email: mappelho@madison.tdsnet.com
See a baby worm hatch from its cocoon at
http://www.wormwoman.com
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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 14:52:49 -0400
From: mappelho@madison.tdsnet.com (Mary Appelhof)
Subject: Press Release for America Recycles Day
Sorry for multiple postings.
>Mary
>>
>>
>>>
>>>For immediate release
>>>November 7, 1997
>>>Contact: Nancy Essex 616-327-0108
>>>
>>>Worms Help America Recycle
>>>
>>> America Recycles Day on November 15, 1997, is set aside to
>>>emphasize to all Americans the benefits and opportunities for recycling
>>>in America today. With Al Gore as honorary chair, over 3000 events are
>>>scheduled to increase awareness of the environmental benefits of
>>>recycling. One such event is the publication of the second edition of
>>>Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof (Flower Press, 1997).
>>> "Worms are part of the action, too," says Appelhof. "Food waste
>>>represents a significant portion of the material we throw away. It
>>>stinks up garbage cans and wastebaskets. It contaminates recyclables.
>>>If you bring a colony of redworms into your home, bed them down with
>>>moistened newspaper, and bury food scraps in the bin, the worms recycle
>>>the organics on-site. They produce nutrient-rich humus you can use to
>>>feed house plants and grow tasty vegetables without synthetic
>>>fertilizers. Recycling with worms puts food back on your table without
>>>having to carry the garbage away or truck fresh food to a supermarket!"
>>>
>>> Handling of food waste is a significant problem. EPA estimates
>>>that 13.8 billion pounds of food wind up in landfills each year. It
>>>doesn't necessarily decompose there, either, according to garbologist
>>>Dr. William Rathje, who has found ears of corn buried in a landfill for
>>>over 30 years that looked good enough to eat. Corn cobs in a worm bin,
>>>however, disappear in a matter of weeks.
>>> The original Worms Eat My Garbage caused a quiet revolution in
>>>the way people deal with organic kitchen waste-as quiet as the worms
>>>themselves. Compost educators, considering it "the definitive guide" for
>>>composting with worms on a small scale helped the book sell over 100,000
>>>copies in 15 printings over as many years. Combined with the increased
>>>availability of recycling programs and state mandates to divert large
>>>quantities of organic wastes from landfills, this little how-to book met
>>>people's need to have a simple, convenient method to handle food waste
>>>in their own homes.
>>> Appelhof, a biologist and educator (popularly known as Worm
>>>Woman), has worked with worms for 25 years, and finds them every bit as
>>>fascinating now as when she started. "I know more about them than when
>>>I started," she says. "Such knowledge gives me more jumping-off places
>>>for asking questions." She packed much of this knowledge into the
>>>second edition which is more than 60 pages longer than the 1982 book.
>>>Worms Eat My Garbage expands on kinds of containers which make suitable
>>>worm bins, suggests adaptations for outside worm bins in cold climates,
>>>gives more information about the kinds of worms suitable for worm
>>>composting. The extensive international interest in the subject
>>>encouraged her to incorporate metric conversions alongside the English
>>>units in the text to make it more user-friendly for those who use
>>>metrics for measuring. With much more information available about worms
>>>and worm composting, the expanded bibliography and annotated references
>>>introduce readers to the current body of literature about earthworms
>>>which is accessible to the layperson.
>>> The kick-off for the second edition of Worms Eat My Garbage will
>>>be in North Carolina where Appelhof is conducting several workshops and
>>>presentations on worms. She will be training teachers on ways to use
>>>worms in the classroom at the North Carolina Science Teachers
>>>Association conference in Greensboro on November 12-14, events sponsored
>>>by the North Carolina Division of Pollution Control and Environmental
>>>Prevention. November 15 she moves to the Sustainable Ag conference in
>>>Hendersonville, where the kids in attendance will get a chance to learn
>>>about worms from "Worm Woman" herself.
>>> Mountain Lore Books in Hendersonville is hosting a book-signing
>>>by Appelhof at 11:00 am on America Recycles Day, November 15. North
>>>Carolina Cooperative Extension and others are hosting a seminar in
>>>Raleigh on November 17, "Harnessing Worm Power," featuring Ms. Appelhof
>>>and two North Carolina worm experts, Tom Christenberry of Vermicycle
>>>Organics and Dick Sloane from the National Institute of Environmental
>>>Health Sciences. Tuesday, November 18 will find Appelhof presenting at
>>>the Virginia Recycling Association conference in Norfolk, Virginia,
>>>talking about recycling with worms, of course.
>>> Worms Eat My Garbage 2nd edition, by Mary Appelhof with
>>>illustrations by Mary Frances Fenton. 162p. Appendices, bibliography,
>>>index. Price $12.95. Publication date: November 15, 1997. Single
>>>copies available by mail for $15.45 postpaid from Flower Press, 10332
>>>Shaver Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49024. Wholesale inquiries welcome.
>>>
>>>Flower Press * 10332 Shaver Rd * Kalamazoo * MI * 49024 *
>>>616-327-0108 * FAX 616-327-7009
>>>Visit us on the Web at http://www.wormwoman.com
>>>
>>
>
Mary Appelhof
Flowerfield Enterprises
10332 Shaver Road
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49024USA
Phone: 616-327-0108 FAX 616-327-7009
Email: mappelho@madison.tdsnet.com
See a baby worm hatch from its cocoon at
http://www.wormwoman.com
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