The Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2010 will be going green and is inviting all exhibitors to go green, too.
With a grant in hand through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the City of Maricopa is launching a new program aimed at helping both existing and future businesses go green.
With a grant in hand through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the City of Maricopa is launching a new program aimed at helping both existing and future businesses go green.
In a world in which vast amounts of information are available about companies and products, the rules of green marketing have changed. It’s no longer just about making claims and sporting logos.
This year’s Second Annual State of Green Business Forums, held February 4th in San Francisco, and February 9th in Chicago, were unqualified successes.
In the opening session of the State of Green Business 2010 Forum in San Francisco, GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower presented the trends and metrics on the greening of mainstream businesses in America, from the 2010 State of Green Business report.
China can be a great place for international companies interested in green business. It's a matter of getting to know the right people, adapting to the culture and "getting over your fear of China," said Peggy Liu, who chairs the Joint U.S.-China Cooperation on Clean Energy , an NGO that seeks to change the way China makes and uses energy.
For many, the future of climate change legislation appeared even more uncertain at the close of 2009 than it did when the year began. During that time, a climate change bill squeaked by in U.S. House of Representatives before another bill stalled in the Senate.
Editor's Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks the 10 big trends that are shaping the future of the greening of mainstream business.
Saving the planet is a goal that every country is trying to partake in, but for that to be accomplished everyone must pitch in to help out in every way possible, even with the help of of creatures that some may find revolting.
Worm farming is the process by which you raise and feed worms allowing them to cultivate and breed and using their waste as a viable fertilizer source and income as well. Not all worms are suited for this job, there are specific types of worms that you’ll need to get this right. Such worms like red wrigglers, white worms and especially earth worms.
These worms are capable of breaking down organic matter, such as food left overs and turning them into vermicast, or similarly known as worm manure. This vermicast is so rich in nutrition that they are suitable as fertilizer for your garden and even for crops. Ensuring that your plants and vegetables are all grown with the use of organic fertilizers made specially for you by worms.
That’s great and all, but how can I earn money from this? It’s rather simple, by collecting and harvesting the vermicast you can sell them as dry fertilizer or in liquid form. You can also sell the worms directly, either to help others start their own worm farm at home, or to sell the worms to fishermen who needs worms as bait. Not only do you help promote the use of safe and effective organic fertilizer with the worms, but you also earn money from them as well.
What are the other benefits of worm farming:
- Improves soil structure
- Enriches soil with micro-organisms
- Enhances plant growth and crop yield
- Improves root growth and structure
- Reduces the waste that goes into landfills
- Low capital investment
- Reduces bio-waste that can contaminate other recyclables
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