death_date birth_date residence education organization death_place notable_works name occupation death_cause resting_place years_active birth_place awards parents known_for website movement article_title home_town
04 may 2005 11 june 1936 kalamazoo , michigan , us b.s. , m.s. michigan state university central high , kalamazoo , michigan ; flowerfield enterprises rochester , minnesota us '' worms eat my garbage '' mary a. appelhof biologist container design , public speaker , teacher , artist , worm raising and peritoneal cancer benzonia , michigan , us 1960-2005 detroit , michigan , us national women 's history project honoree rev. gilbert appelhof , jr. & hilda whiteley appelhof developing worm composting system , environmental activism www.wormwoman.com environmentalism mary arlene appelhof
 alma , ohio and berea , ohio
mary arlene appelhof

mary arlene appelhof -lrb- 1936 - 2005 -rrb- was an american biologist , worm farmer , and environmentalist .
in 2009 she was designated a women 's history month honoree by the national women 's history project .
