Limited number of FREE Black Soldier Fly grub samples are all around Asheville!!!  Stop by Lotus Farm and Garden (455-8 N Louisiana Ave) or Villagers (278 Haywood Rd). More to come

Limited number of FREE Black Soldier Fly grub samples are all around town!!!  Stop by Lotus Farm and Garden (455-8 N Louisiana Ave) or Villagers (278 Haywood Rd).

Over this past winter, I have been busy learning how to successfully raise black soldier flies year round in an artificial environment. I have learned a lot and am proud to say I have a thriving colony! Thousands of adults in the breeding chamber, thousands of pupae pupating in the warming chamber, and the multiple thousands of larvae eating food waste who keep this going.

The larvae are being fed pre-consumer food waste from local food kitchens, thus completing the cycle of keeping food from going into our landfill and producing methane gas.

Needless to say – I have black soldier fly larvae available for starter colonies, seeding your compost pile early (cold spring weather is delaying natural colonization), fish bait, and animal food. I also have pre-pupae available.

This is the perfect time of year to get your biopod or protapod started.

The Mountain Science Expo is happening this Saturday April 9th. The only fee for the event is the $12 parking fee.  Remember you can bring as many people as can fit in your car for the same low price.  There will be around 30 exhibitors and lots of fun hands on activities.

Come by and see me on the second floor in the Education building. I am bringing some live feeding Black Soldier Fly larvae (grubs) for you to see and hold.  There may also be some dark grubs on hand.  Crossing my fingers there will be enough for some of you to take a small sample home to feed to your chickens, fish, frogs, songbirds, etc.  Or if you are a fisherman – try using them as bait.

Any one interested in attending an informal BSF workshop sometime in either June or July. Please contact me by mid June if you are interested in attending.

If you have questions about raising your black soldier flies prior to then or wish to purchase a biopod or protapod, feel free to contact me.

We delivered this ProtaPod on our way to North GA for Mother’s Day.  Beautiful morning in the mountains.