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May 25 Speaker – 1pm – Pesticides & Wildflower along Roads
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May 25 Speaker – 1pm – Pesticides & Wildflower along Roads

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Our May 25 speaker will be Charles Bennett, Vice President of the Washington State Beekeepers Association.  He will talk about the the “Greenway Initiative for Washington State” involving bans on roadside pesticide use and wildflower planting along roads. All meetings take place at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. All … Continue reading →

Composting with Black Soldier Fly Larvae!
Birds / Composting

Composting with Black Soldier Fly Larvae!

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Forget the “ick” factor, these strange looking, slow moving “critters” in your compost bin or compost pile may be doing more work than you realize and they are harmless! “Black Soldier Fly” larvae eat huge amounts of raw material – including  veggies, fat, meat, slaughterhouse remnants – and convert it into compost.  They are voracious … Continue reading →