10th Annual Vermiculture Conference, Durham, May 27-28

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NCSU's 10th Annual Vermiculture Conference - May 27-28, 2010 - Durham, NC
- Dr. Clive Edwards (Ohio State University): "The Effects of Vermicompost and Vermicompost 'Teas' on Plant Pests and Diseases."

- Dr. Norman Arancon (University of Hawaii): Vermicompost and teas effects on plant growth and pest/disease suppression.

- Jeff Budzich (WeCare Organics, Pennsylvania): Systems design, technological and operating parameters, and process characteristics of the Class A stabiliation of biosolids through vermicomposting.-- generating a high quality, high value end product.

- Dr. Suneet Dabke (Fulbright Scholar from India): Bioremediation of contaminated soils via vermitechnology.

- John Harris (Harris Worm Farm, North Carolina): Low-cost, mid-scale outdoor worm farming.

- Tom Herlihy (RT Solutions-Worm Power, New York): Dairy manure vermicomposting, continuous-flow reactors, marketing vermicompost, vermicompost tea.

- Jamie Melvin (Sansai Environmental Technologies, Ohio): Vermicomposting food residuals, yard debris, cardboard and other materials in indoor windrows; selling vermicompost and tea.

- Mark Purser (The Worm Farm, California): Indoor and outdoor windrows, applying feedstocks, harvesting and sales.

- Maria Rodriguez (Byoearth, Guatemala, Central America): "Fostering Entrepreneurship and Social Change via Vermiculture." Adding value to degradable waste found in Guatemala City's garbage dump through the empowerment of women with the experience "Fertilize Your Future."

- Dr. Sarah Sathyavathi (India): Vermicomposting biosolids and its use in plant growth.

- Rhonda Sherman (NC State Univ.) - "The Status of Vermicomposting in North America."
See conference website for speaker bios, registration, accommodations, etc.:

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/worm-conference/
Questions:
Rhonda Sherman
Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
rhonda_sherman@ncsu.edu (best way to reach me)
(919) 515-6770
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/sherman