Worm farms have risen in popularity recently because the castings make great plant food. Did you know you can amend them to ...

Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Worms have traditionally been viewed as a gardener’s best friend. This is because they are important decomposers that help return organic matter and nutrients to the soil and ...

The best way to deal with compost in the winter is to maintain a worm bin. The worms do the composting for you as they digest ...

SANTA CRUZ — Many people are familiar with Grey Bears’ multi-room thrift store and its healthy food programming, including free on-site produce distribution. But there are other programs worth ...

I have watched so many videos on YouTube about composting, using a tumbler, building an enclosure with pallets, or building ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...

A woman has credited her homemade compost for "supercharging" her vegetable patch - leading to a "whopper" of a carrot. Diana ...

Jeremiah Picard’s hands are black from dipping his hands repeatedly into the earth. The 40-year-old Lincoln man isn’t a farmer, however. He’s a worm producer. And a new commercial worm farm he’s ...

If you've been thinking about composting but are worried it might be too complicated or expensive, you're in the right place. Making your own DIY compost doesn't have to be a big, costly project. In ...

Jennifer Claiborne, program manager Sacramento County Waste Management and Recycling, holds a container that is available to customers as she demonstrates how to separate food scraps for the new ...