RAW Sustainable Living

02/15/2026

Oh my these temps are building our excitement for spring!!! It isn’t time yet y’all but this week is going to be full of spring smells! LOVE

01/23/2026

A super long watch but it really goes in depth on why we use worm castings and seems to put the aereated compost tea with amendments versus a compost extract debate to rest. Super soil nerdery!!! You have been warned. So interesting!

Jesse speaks with Dr Zack Jones of https://www.aggregodata.com/ about his work studying microbial populations in vermicompost. We also cover teas, extracts a...

11/27/2025

Flowers in today’s snow. Can’t believe how resilient these have been

11/27/2025

Even in this windy cold we are busy in the worm farm. Today I double checked our nurseries and monitored moisture in the bins. Last week our worms got an extra treat of left over sweet potatoes. This late fall winter work makes it so we will have plety of castings to share in the spring. Happy Thanksgiving!

11/08/2025

Such an amazing composting resource. Way to valuable to just burn it.

Leave Those Leaves part 3 🍂 Burning leaves is the worst possible option and we want you to help spread the word! The bare removal of leaves hurts our ecosystem's natural cycle in many ways, but by going one step further and burning them it releases toxins into the air and creates ash that damages our water cycles through runoff. If that doesn’t scare you, here are a few other risks:

🔥 Any open fire has the potential to spread and become a wildfire, especially in areas like ours that experienced a very dry summer.

🔥 Inhalation of leaf smoke can cause respiratory irritation, an allergic reaction, and even lead to long term damage from carcinogens released during the burning process.

🔥 In many areas, it is illegal to burn leaves or have an open fire of any kind. This can lead to a citation or even fine depending on area regulations.

For more information about the dangers of burning leaves, please follow the link in our bio to find an article from Purdue University.

09/14/2025

Dusting off the slide show to get out and teach people about worm composting. See you at the South Bend/ Elkhart Bird Alliance meeting at Rum Village Park 2pm tomorrow! Public is welcome!

09/14/2025

Guess who will be there :)
Excited to dust off the slide show and get out to teach people about the power of worm castings

Join us Sunday (9/14/2025).

You need not be a member to attend.

Details in our events section.

07/26/2025

Come visit us at the Niles Rural King

07/26/2025

Come visit us at Rural King in Niles MI and grab some castings or our new product PNSB+ (purple non-sulfur bacteria)!

- PNSB -
As plants near the end of their cycle, they often become weaker and more disease-prone. PNSB can:

- Suppress late-season fungal pathogens (e.g., powdery mildew, botrytis)

- Keep leaves and roots more functional during the critical ripening phase

- Increase sugar content (Brix)

- Enhance flavor and aroma

- Improve color and uniformity

8oz bottle can make 10-20 gallons of treatment come get som from us today it may be th last time this season to grab it.

Supporting life in soils to support everything else!!!e

07/19/2025

Much needed rain! Share your beautiful gardens with us. We are really happy with how our watermelon patch is exploding! Their Furry stems are so cool! The Peppers and tomatoes right around the corner and our blueberries are blushing.

05/15/2025

We are so proud to be a part of what makes the beautiful Elkhart county quilt garden happen every year. I can wait to see them in a few weeks.

05/09/2025

Holy smokes! 🪱💩🔥

We restocked Maple City Market, Dynamic Landscaping, Inc.

Delivered to Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware Syracuse.