Warm Depository Ready for Winter

Today I covered the worm depository, the all year around hill for worms, with coffee grounds, kitchen waste and leaves in preparation for the winter. Maybe I will get some wood chips for the top but the worm depository is ready for winter. With the frozen leaves and wood chips on top and all the warm nitrogen in the hill it should stay warm for the livestock, worms.

The person who crested the AIR insulation system, John, the son of a old friend who did the science for the AIR project, called me today about his idea for an affordable solar energy system that could power the fan, lights and heater in the sunroom. It was good to hear from him and will be good to find out what he has in mind. He is very good at designing affordable systems.

Speaking of warmth and AIR, I am reminded of the AIR workshop that will be held this Saturday, Nov. 1st at our church, Blessed Trinity, 39th and Courtland from 10am to noon. Although the main point of the system is to insulate storm windows for low-income persons, I will have some other ways to use the AIR system.

One of the ideas is in insulating an outdoor greenhouse. I purchased a small inexpensive one recently, and tomorrow will start to measure the temperature in the greenhouse with one, two or more layers of air pockets using the spacers: packing bubbles. I will keep you updated on this experiment. John’s father, my science friend, gave me a sophisticated way to measure the temperature in the greenhouse.

So as fall fades to winter we prepare to keep warm and rest in peace.

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