To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that's the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Many of us have a compost pile in our backyard. It takes several months or even up to a year to compost our food scraps. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, is a quicker ...

Doug Steffen creates compost extracts from native microorganisms to treat seeds and soil, reducing inputs while improving ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Scientists have long known how beneficial earthworms are for soil, and that concept has taken root in one composting business in West Michigan. Luis Chen started his micro ...

Has this cold, dreary weather been making you wish you could get outside and play in the “dirt”? Or perhaps you’re looking for ways to improve your garden soil during the winter. Worm composting, or ...

Bill Abresch explains worm composting and Tonya Ashworth talks about organic gardening. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local worm farmer with Happy Daze Worm Farm Bill ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Turning food scraps into compost helps reduce waste and put precious nutrients back into our soil. That's why composting is great for environment and for plants and vegetables.

Red wigglers from Will's Worms, a home-based business owned by siblings Will and Alyssa Hatanaka, ages 7 and 8. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Wriggly, voracious Eisenia fetida — red wiggler ...

Wriggly, voracious Eisenia fetida — red wiggler worms — could be the new livestock for Southern California gardeners ... if only they were easier to find. The demand for composting worms skyrocketed ...