I first learned about ‘in situ’ worm communities several years ago in fruit orchards. Farmers were using a combination of in-orchard and in-ground vermiculture (cultivating/farming of worms) and ...

Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy ...

Organic composting has become increasingly popular, and one fairly straightforward way to accomplish it is the installation of a worm farm. Raising earthworms for composting or commercial bait, also ...

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Some grandmas do arts and crafts or bake cookies with their grandkids. Kim Ray of Londonderry raises worms. For several years, Ray has been learning about the little wigglers alongside her 9-year-old ...

When Grant Estrade opened Laughing Buddha Nursery on Clearview Parkway in Metairie 13 years ago, he had a simple goal: to serve gardeners who wanted to grow vegetables and herbs organically. Over time ...

Scott Poynton is the head of The Forest Trust, an international non-profit that works on addressing environmental challenges. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. From what I’m told, ...

The shipping container about 15 feet from the barn at the Arizona Worm Farm is a cool 68 degrees compared to the June sun outside. Inside are metal shelves with rows of plastic bins that on the ...

Vv Acevedo reaches into one of the dirt piles that line the Arizona Worm Farm and pulls out a handful of dirt. It’s full of squirming worms buried just beneath the surface. Located near South Mountain ...

Durham >> Earthworms: They wiggle, squiggle and jiggle and kids of all ages love learning about them when they visit the Worm Farm Learning Foundation. “We cater to all kids. We’ve had every age and ...

COMPTON, CALIF. -- On the fringe of Compton's manufacturing zone lies a row of boarded-up homes that shelter not humans but a billion-bug-and-worm breeding enterprise. It's nicknamed "Worm City," and ...