Meggie Smith has never liked worms much — she’s just not a nature person. But now she’s letting about a thousand of the slimy creatures live in her Evanston garage. There, in a covered bin next to her ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Growing Project and “Colorado Worm Man” John Anderson will host an educational presentation and demonstration on the basics of vermiculture Saturday. Also known as worm composting, vermiculture is ...

Perhaps you don’t compost because you don’t have a garden or don’t think you generate much food waste. Or maybe you don’t know how. Or why. Let’s start with the why. Andy Brooks of Jamaica Plain’s ...

Please don’t treat your soil like dirt. The drought underscores the importance of folding compost into your garden soil to hold onto precious water. Or use compost as mulch. Organic material can help ...

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.

UNIVERSITY CENTER - A mile from Saginaw Valley State University, they're growing plants with water and worm poop and using water stored in black pickle barrels to keep steady temperatures at a ...

FOR THE WEEKEND. LET’S HEAD TO "GROW IT GREEN." RAY: WELCOME TO TODAY’S "GROW IT GREEN." WE ARE IN LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND I’M JOINED BY EMMA ERLER FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. WE HAVE DONE A ...