Annual Gathering...

...is behind us for this year. Every year it gets bigger and better! I am so proud to be a part of our STARworks family! Every year before the big day I relearn what awesome people work around me, as they pick up the pick axes, shovels, wrenches and any other tools I can't even begin to name, climb ladders, dig in, run around, work overtime and on the weekends and generally pitch in where ever a pair of hands is needed - and we get SO MUCH done in a matter of few weeks!

HUGE THANKS to EVERYONE who helped landscape around the deck, and clean out the garden!

You guys rock!

HUGE THANKS to EVERYONE who prepared delicious food to feed our crowd of around 200 people!

And HUGE THANKS to the LOCAL FARMERS, who keep growing the food stuffs in sustainable way in our region, a few samples of what we all got to enjoy at the STARworks Annual Gathering.

Cotton stays in Carolinas

Please take a look at what our good friends at TS Designs are doing in Burlington NC!

THUMBS UP, ERIC HENRY!

Container Gardens

Great way to recycle your old boots maybe?

Rethinking "What's For Dinner?"

Rethinking "What's For Dinner?"

In this inspiring and interactive workshop, Christy Shi will share anecdotes and advice that will help you make a shift in your eating habits. You will come away with (1) ideas for transforming your food relationships, (2) strategies for planning local, seasonal meals, and (3) sourcing options for a locally-produced diet.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 2pm to 3:30pm

Suggested Donation: $15 PER PERSON
Register: 704-237-3635 OR INFO@THEBINDU.COM

Location: THE BINDU
Street: 11138-C TREYNORTH DRIVE
City/Town: CORNELIUS

Worms and kids go together!

We were so lucky to have a wonderful weather on Tuesday! Perfect day to have 64 Star Elementary School second graders in the garden!

What were they doing here?
They were here to learn all about vermicomposting!

I love to see the bright yellow school bus roll up

and chattering kids pour out of it.

Adam explained the rules, and read the "Diary of a Worm" to the kids. They were great listeners!

Everybody got to look at worms and the bin I've had going since last fall a bit closer, before preparing a bin to take into their classrooms. They shredded a bunch of newspaper for the bedding, we wetted it, and dropped the worms in. The bins will be housed in all the second grade classrooms during the school year, and returned to STARworks Garden in the spring, when we can harvest the castings!