Volunteer Columbia hosted a composting workshop focused on the vermicomposting method, which utilizes the red wiggler worm species. The workshop was held by volunteers Jody Cook and Lindsey Smith.

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, ...

When we think of ideas on how to protect the environment, a lot of thoughts come up, but one thing most people are not too familiar with is using organic fertilizer. Bear Creek Organics is a local red ...

Master Gardener Larry Steele holds red worm casting Lynn Ke.jpg Master Gardener Larry Steele holds a handful of hardworking red worms, which turn kitchen waste into nutritious castings. (Lynn Ketchum) ...

Durham >> Mark Purser looks nothing like your stereotypical millionaire. While working at the Worm Farm in Durham, he’ll dive into a pile of red wigglers with his bare hands or a pitchfork. When ...

Jeremiah Picard’s hands are black from dipping his hands repeatedly into the earth. The 40-year-old Lincoln man isn’t a farmer, however. He’s a worm producer. And a new commercial worm farm he’s ...

The Arizona Worm Farm started in 2017 and is halfway through a 10-year plan to create a self-sustaining, zero-waste environment with a focus on vermicomposting. The farm works with a number of ...

If John Mureithi was to write his farming story, its title would read ‘How a kilogramme of worms turned me into a green thumb’. A bustling orchard and countless tree nurseries with over 70 species of ...