Mary Appelhof wrote three papers that were translated to Russian for the proceedings, "Worms Eat My Garbage, They Can Eat Yours, Too," "Small-Scale Vermicomposting in North America," and "Why Teach Your Kids to do Vermicomposting." In Vladimir, whenever she did an interview for radio or TV, her comments were translated by Olga Philimontseva, the blond woman in center.