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Thank you shu lea,<br />
Let me add some minds I learned from my scientific advicer. For the decomposing process, we should not forget thousands of unvisible microbes and bacterias. They collaborate with our worms. Some come from skins of vegitables, fruits and some live in the soil and dry leaves. In order to bring variety of them, adding soil, covering the box with dry leaves help a lot. The soft layers of papers and dry leaves on the top gave the air between and it helps for keeping the box warm. We could image the forest, how they live together. If you have a chance to go forest, you may like to dig the earth and see many examples. Maybe mixing some forest soil and leaves to the box.<br />
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Have a good day<br />
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for the worms, you need to install cardboards, newspaper, soil , brown stuff to keep them warm.</div>
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for the nov.dec. jan, you just let the composter to mature...</div>
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i spoke to a worm person in france, yes, anyway, the worm would find its way</div>
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or yes, die... but still they become part of the compost...</div>
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we simply can do only our best to keep them alive with ' materials'</div>
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but the resistance is theirs also.</div>
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Yesterday I ran into Stéphan Bauer from Bethanien and spoke to him about the problem of the increasing cold. Unfortunately there is no possibility of taking the compost inside. What we maybe could do is taking it up on the balcony. There the compost would be protected from the wind but still I guess the worms will die in winter...</blockquote>
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are we still planning on the meeting tomorrow at noon? there were some ideas earlier to make it fun, or at least a caring event for the worms - to prepare the for the cold days, which are certainly around, and also for us, sharing some ideas about the practical (and the theoretical stuff) about composting.</blockquote>
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for me 12 o'clock works fine - how about you guys? hopefully we can make it happen this time!</blockquote>
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From: shu lea cheang <<a href="mailto:shulea@earthlink.net">shulea@earthlink.net</a>><br />
Subject: Re: [Adoptacomposter] Terra Preta Compost Workshop on this saturday<br />
To: "adopt-a-composter" <<a href="mailto:adoptacomposter@compostingthecity.mobi">adoptacomposter@compostingthecity.mobi</a>><br />
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 5:34 PM<br />
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No Waste in Nature: Terra Preta - An Opportunity for Sustainability<br />
Gallery Exhibition in the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, June 14 to<br />
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With the exhibition "There's No Waste in Nature" the Botanical Museum<br />
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Dear all members<br />
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I am ayumi, japanese artist who is lately started to take care of own adoptacomposter. Warm greetings to you :)</blockquote>
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I am sending a big file to you. I would like to inform a Terra Preta Compost Workshop, I am taking part in at Prinzessinnengaerten on this Satuday,<br />
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29.09.2012<br />
10:00 - 16:00<br />
Prinzessinnengarten (U8 Moritzplatz)<br />
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I will show my video work "All My Cycle" from 15:00. Here let me attach the program. The focus is showing how to make charcoal by ourselves and fermentation of East Asian foods. There will be japanese lunch (all foods are traditional fermented foods such Miso soup etc) at garden. Maybe you like to come for fun?<br />
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMM<br />
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Die Kunst des Essen, des Schwarzen Goldes, des Gartnerns <br />
10:00 - 12:00 Uhr Geheimnisse der traditionellen japanischen Kuche, Kochen und Holzkohle</blockquote>
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10:00 - 10:45 Uhr Haiko Pieplow: Einfuhrung Kreislauf des Lebens, Herstellen von Holzkohle (Korff-Grill, Hameln-Feuer, Aztekenofen: zum Grillen, Kochen und Herstellung von Holzkohle) <br />
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10:45 - 11:15 Uhr Fermentierte japanische Genusse: Miso, Nato u. s. w., Einladung zum japanischen Essen <span> </span></blockquote>
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11:15 - 12:00 Uhr Tobias Morgenstern Die Scheiss-Kantate (1 Musiker mit Akkordeon)</blockquote>
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12:00 - 13:00 Uhr Japanische Genusse, Chef Yukiko Shikano, aus den Resten wird Schwarzes Gold durch Bokashi</blockquote>
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12:00 - 13:00 Uhr Gemeinsames japanisches Essen</blockquote>
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13:00 - 16:00 Uhr Humus ist das wahre Gold, Herstellung von Terra Preta, Gartenkunst in der Stadt</blockquote>
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13:00 - 13:45 Uhr Marko Heckel:Herstellen von Kuchen-Bokashi, Trockentrenntoilette, effektive Mikroorganismen</blockquote>
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Kuchenbokashi von Berliner Tafel</blockquote>
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13:45 - 14:30 Uhr Markus Haastert: Blue Economy - faire Geschaftsmodelle</blockquote>
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14:30 - 15:00 Uhr Haiko Pieplow Herstellen von Terra Preta fur mobile Garten</blockquote>
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15:00 - 16:00 Uhr Ayumi Matsuzaka Film "All My Cycle" (Terra Preta Garten Projekt), Projekt Bilder in Pekin</blockquote>
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Sa. 29.09.2012 10.00 - 16.00</blockquote>
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Prinzenstrasse 35-38</blockquote>
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