Worm farming turns hobby into local organic fertilizer venture
Stevenson, 49, turned to worm farming after guidance from a relative and built four temperature controlled worm sheds on 10 acres to produce vermicompost. He grew eight worm beds, sold castings locally and online, faced market rejections, found a table at Lawrence Farmers Market, and earned praise from users who report strong garden results and thriving plants.
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Stevenson
Rock Creek Wigglers
Ottawa
Freone Hollinger, Manag
Hollinger
Lawrence
Kansas
Staying cool in summer fashion tricks and tips
A fashion feature offers practical advice for beating heat with breathable fabrics, loose silhouettes, and clever in-bag tools like wipes, armpit pads, blotting powder, and misters. It notes hats, sandals, and tote-ready kits from brands such as Tory Burch, Febreeze, and WIN detergent, plus etiquette reminders for summer behavior.
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Suze Yalof Schwartz
Glamour
Schwartz
Cial
Target
Eric Javits
Cindy Post Senning
Emily Post Institute
Lenning
Senning
Monif Clarke
Monif C. Plus Sizes
Behind the Lens I don't want to shoot family weddings
Columnist Nick Krug warns would be wedding photographers about family pressure to shoot relatives weddings. He outlines two costly paths the writer might face whether accepting or declining the assignment, including financial strain and social consequences within the family.
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Nick Krug
St. Louis Cardinals
Margie
Amanda
Escaping a tight blouse in the dressing room
Cathy Hamilton recalls a chaotic dressing room moment as a too tight Indian inspired tunic traps her arms and torso. She jokes about a Houdini-like escape aided by perspiration and stubborn will, ending with the garment back on its hanger and her bones intact.
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Houdini
Mary-Kate Olsen
Anne Klein
Harry
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