Squiggly, wiggly red worms munching their way through discarded food scraps are a delightful sight to behold. And they come highly recommended by vermicomposting hobbyist Kim Johnson of Mount Vernon, ...

Food waste — kitchen scraps, restaurant leftovers, and expired food that gets tossed out at grocery stores — decays quickly. That process generates more methane than any other material that ends up in ...

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 ...

Composting may be easier if you've got a big backyard, but it's also quite possible to compost indoors. One tried-and-true method is to employ the help of worms. “Worms are naturally part of the ...

Worms are not native to North America. About 20,000 years ago, our continent experienced an Ice Age, along with Europe and Asia. The phenomenon decimated the worm population, with the only survivors ...

Impressed by compost's contribution to the soil, gardeners conferred on it the nickname "black gold." Even more beneficial worm castings could take the title "black diamonds." Just ask Larry Steele, ...

Families gathered at the Lawton Public Library Saturday morning for a hands-on program exploring how red wiggler worms turn ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Everyone will think your worm collection is gross until they need some soil for their ...

Shaking hands might prove difficult, but gardening buffs will be introduced to worms that make their own special fertilizer during a free in-person composting workshop to be held by the nonprofit ...