I have employed hundreds of workers to transform my kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for the garden. They work without pay and multiply like crazy. The workers are a hungry crew of worms -- ...

Worms can be your best friends, at least when it comes to eating kitchen waste and producing some of the best organic fertilizer you can get your grubby gardener’s hands on. Starting and maintaining a ...

Vermicomposting is the process of using vegetable kitchen waste from meal preparation and other organic materials to make a really fine soil amendment and letting red wiggler earthworms do all (most) ...

“The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.” — Gary Larson Have you considered raising worms? While not a usual ...

Summer 2023 Kid’s Camp Earth, Rain, Wind, Fire and Health included sessions on one of earth’s amazing creatures, the earth worm. Lumbricus terrestris is the scientific name for the common earthworm.

By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Recently, I have received a variety of phone calls from homeowners and gardeners ...

ROLLINSFORD — One of Ken Perry's neighbors on Rollins Road raises horses, another raises goats. Perry raises Eisenia foetide, commonly known as red worms. Why not? "They're quieter," Perry jokes. In ...