You might dump your kitchen scraps into the plastic composter at the back corner of the yard and forget about them, but those compost bins are often an inefficient way to reduce food scraps into ...

In vermicomposting, worms recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermicompost, or worm castings. Setting up a worm bin is easy. All your worms need is ...

SINCE LAST WEEK we gave out chores you need to do this month, and since many of those chores produce green, leafy debris, and since you eat daily, let me give you a chore — become a “worm farmer!” ...

Ciscoe and Meeghan tell you everything you need to know about building your own worm box.

In response to last week's column about Ventura County vendors of worms and worm boxes, I received two types of questions: 'Why buy worms?' and 'Why buy boxes?' The first question was from my ...

If you’re looking for a productive and child-friendly summer project, this just might be it. The Latin word “vermi” means worm, and vermicomposting is the process of using worms to create compost.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two articles on worm composting. If you've wondered about disposing of your kitchen garbage in a worm box, the questions and answers that follow may be of interest ...