Using worms to make compost is known as vermicomposting and is a great way to turn your kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden. If you haven't tried this yet, you might want ...

Although composting is a rewarding thing to do as a gardener, many novices are a little nervous to get started because it's a ...

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 ...

What’s the best thing to do with food waste? Feed the worms. That’s precisely what Michael Sessler’s science students at ...

I also wanted to see how much effort it would take to keep the worms alive and happy, and whether this setup was a viable alternative to the backyard composting I’d been doing for over a decade.

What do worms eat? Learn all about the best diet to feed your compost worms, including what not to feed them. What’s waste to me or you may be slop for the pigs or food for the dog or someone else.

It doesn’t take a lot of time or investment to create worm bins filled with red wigglers that will break down food scraps into rich compost for the garden. There’s a yardstick among gardeners ...

You may have once heard your wise gardener friend tell tales of “black gold.” Surely they don’t mean petroleum products or ...

At Godfrey Lee Elementary, a group of fifth graders are proving that even leftovers can have a purpose, especially with a ...

Worms vs. Liners: Kitchen compost bins can be pretty basic and easy to maintain if you just want a place to toss extra scraps while you prep your meals. But if you want to be a more hands-on ...