2002

Jan.

Cathy's Crawly Composters Open for business!

Mar.

First article – Bradford Times – Icky to Incredible

Apr.

Coffee Project - Country Style

Jun.

Unsaleable Produce Project - No Frills

Jul.

First article - Toronto Star

Jul.

Website launched

Oct.

Wormania in Bradford - Official Grand Opening

2003

Apr.

Cathy starts Earthday with an early morning interview with Andy Barrie on CBC radio

Jul.

Cathy's first Television appearance - Body, Mind & Spirit with Jill Hewlett

Aug.

Manure Management Study

Oct.

Cathy becomes National Speaker - Speaks at Waste Minimization Form (Saskatoon, Sask.)

Nov.

Winter worms research project – Insulated worm bins

Nov.

First School worm workshop

2004

Apr.

Worms on Breakfast Television (City TV)

Jun.

Town & Country Ontario "Angels of the Earth" airs (Global television)

2005

Sep.

Cathy appears on weekly Environmental segment (Daytime Rogers)

Oct.

Award - Recycling Council of Ontario’s Waste Minimization

Oct.

Cathy appears on Fairchild Television (in Mandarin)

2006

Jan.

Cathy Interviewed by Denis Flanagan on Indoor Gardener (HGTV)

Apr.

Vermitech system shuts down at Metro hall – Cathy's Crawly Composters provides home for one million wayward worms

Jun.

Award - Windfall Ecology Centre – Environmental Learning

Sep.

Award - South Simcoe Business Excellence Awards – Agriculture

Oct.

Worms without Borders launched

2007

May

Cathy on plastic bags panel - Goldhawk Live (Rogers TV)

Jul.

(07-07-07) - Worms take part in LIVE EARTH celebrations

Jul.

First Worm Birthday Party (Happy birthday Ben)

Aug.

Worms appear in Globe and Mail – Report on Business

Oct.

First Worm Harvest Party (waste reduction week) (Burlington)

2008

Feb.

“Wigglers are Red” Valentine contest - Favourite contest of the year (National Post)

Mar.

Cathy Speaks at Canada Blooms (Toronto Convention Centre)

Apr.

Award – Newmarket Home Show – Best Green Message

Apr.

Cathy begins radio series as “Green Guru” on From a Woman's Perspective with Marilyn Wetston

May

Award - Green Toronto Awards (finalist): Environmental Awareness

May

Harvest Party – Surrey Place Toronto

May

Cathy's Crawly Composters becomes first member of Bradford Board of Trade

Jun.

New product - Introduction of Worm Chalet

Jun.

Cathy and her worms appear on Newshour (Global television)

Oct.

Cathy demonstrates Vermicomposting on Living in Toronto (CBC television)

Nov.

Award - East Gwillimbury Spirit of Business Awards - Environmental business of the year

Dec.

Award - Innisfil Chamber of Commerce 2008 Green Business of the Year

2009

Jan.

World Premier of movie: Squirm – The Cathy's Crawly Composters Story

Jan.

Cathy talks with Evan Kleiman on KCRW FM in Southern California

Feb.

Award – Bradford Board of Trade - Social and Ecological Responsibility

Jun.

Cathy becomes international speaker. Speaks at Vermiculture Conference – North Carolina, USA

Oct.

Diana Ciccone talks to Cathy on A Greener York (Rogers cable)

Nov.

Cathy appears on Russian Waves on Omni Television

Dec.

Award – East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce – Environmental Leadership

2010

Jan.

Cathy speaks at Guelph Organic Conference

Feb.

Cathy and the worms appear on an episode of “This is Turtle Island” (TVO television)

Feb.

Award - Innisfil Chamber of Commerce 2009 Green Business of the Year

Feb.

Cathy (with Cheryl McCombe and Bob Kyriakides present “Guiding you through the marketing jungle” seminar

Jun.

Contest – Trash Talk (with the Toronto Star)

Jun.

Worms appear on the cover of Edible Toronto Magazine

Nov.

Award – East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce - Excellence in Small Business

2011

Jan.

Cathy talks with Mike Nowak on Chicago Progressive Talk AM 820

Jan.

Cathy speaks at Guelph Organic Conference

Jun.

Canadian Champion Worm Charmer

Aug.

New product - Introduction of Sure-Close

2012

Mar.

Wormania in Guatemala

Apr.

Cathy talks worms with Ted Woloshyn on Newstalk 1010

Apr.

Award - South Simcoe Business Excellence Award, Margot Cooney Agricultural Award

May

A Fair Plate – Lennoxville Elementary grade 3 class Launched their book exploring food policies. Features stories around vermicomposting, forward by Cathy Nesbitt

Jun.

New product – Introduction of Sprout Grower

Jun.

Award - Bradford Board of Trade - Community Development Award

Aug.

Cathy speaks at TEDx Richmond Hill

Sep.

Cathy speaks at 22 Annual National Composting Conference

Oct.

Cathy becomes “Living Book” at Whitchurch Stouffville Library

Nov.

Award - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority - Education Award

Nov.

Award - The East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce - 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year