Vermicomposting. Are you familiar? Simply put, it is the process whereby worms digest organic waste and their castings produce “black magic” soil. Wait – don’t leave. There are many benefits to this ...

One of two free Vermicomposting Workshops for beginners will be offered 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1:30-p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Mussell Senior Center, 510 E. Park Ave., Santa Maria. Attendees will learn ...

Worm or not to worm? The spring months in Missouri motivate us to rejuvenate our lawns and gardens after long, dark winters, and nothing sets your garden and plants up for success like vermicomposting ...

Follow these step-by-step instructions to boost your composting game with worms. “Vermicompost has higher nutrient concentrations than compost but lesser amounts of soluble salts,” explains Rhonda ...

Vermicomposting is an eco‐friendly process in which organic waste is transformed into nutrient‐rich compost through the synergistic activities of earthworms and resident microorganisms. This process ...

WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) -- The art of vermicomposting is an age-old skill that people may not have heard of before. But one local farm owner is hoping to spread her knowledge of the art with the region. ...

At Michigan State, 51,000 students produce 14,000 pounds of food waste across MSU’s 30 dining locations in a single day. Generally, food waste is sent to decompose in open air in a landfill, producing ...

While many home gardeners compost traditionally with an outdoor pile or bin, vermicomposting can be a more compact way to recycle kitchen scraps utilizing the power of worms. Vermicomposting is a form ...

How to use (and not use) plant identification phone apps A Bay Area couple turned their home into one of the most sustainable in the nation This East Bay garden has transformed into an immense cactus ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Vermicomposting earthworms help turn manure into organic fertilizer, representing a potential tool against antibiotic ...