It's New to Us by Jean Stratton

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FRESHLY BREWED: "Basically, we are cultivating beneficial soil microbes that are found in the soil. By taking worm castings and other organic ingredients and turning them into a 'brew', we can then apply it to trees, shrubs, and plants, and make them healthier." Barry Draycott is owner of Tech-Terra Organics, a company which produces "Worm Brew" to enrich the soil.

Special "Worm Brew" Treatments Helps Trees and Shrubs Stay Healthy

If there are worms in your garden, chances are the soil is healthy, says Barry Draycott, owner of Tech-Terra Organics.

"Soil must have living microbes to be soil," he explains. "Microbes (fungi, bacteria, amoebas, etc.) break down everything, and worms eat the microbes. Nature takes care of itself by recycling everything. This is the natural system, which will result in healthy trees, shrubs, and plants."

In order to help it along, Mr. Draycott's company offers a worm castings treatment which can reduce the need for pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Castings are the waste products excreted by worms, and Mr. Draycott's company creates a "brew" that feeds roots and strengthens plants' immune systems.

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SOLVING PROBLEMS: "We're problem-solvers. We are often called on in times of crisis." Len Grunbaum (left) and Emma Barsky are partners in their consulting firm, The Practical Solutions Group, which provides regulatory compliance assistance to pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Regulatory Compliance Assistance Offered by Practical Solutions Group

Regulatory compliance basically means ensuring that companies adhere to government regulations. But within that overall framework, there are many layers of complexity. Having experts on hand to help make sense of the sometimes tangled web is beneficial on many levels.

That is where Emma Barsky and Len Grunbaum come in. Partners in their Princeton-based consulting firm, The Practical Solutions Group, they offer assistance to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, emphasizing common sense business principles.