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 ...

One of the many gardening-related activities we’ve enjoyed for several years is vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is simply composting with worms. It can be done inside any time of the year, which ...

If you want to reduce waste and grow healthier plants but don’t have a backyard, composting is still possible.

Come learn how to brew your own compost tea and keep your plants healthy and happy through the winter months. Find out how to supplement your outside compost habits with an indoor worm bin ” a great ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

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 ...

Like us, it’s all chemistry for digestion! How is it that these detritivores – literally dirt eaters – turn what humans find inedible into beloved compost? After the biology and physics of swallowing ...

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 ...