The bag arrives in the mail, and I quickly open it to make sure they are still alive. They are! They are a squirming, writhing ball of Red Wriggler worms. Their Latin name is Eisenia fetida, and among ...

SINCE I PROMISED, as a New Year’s resolution, to give all you gardeners more eco-friendly information in order to better both your yard and planet, here is an article from 13 years ago that perfectly ...

Imagine a swarm of earthworms wriggling around in your balcony. Feeling squeamish? Don't. These slimy creatures can do wonders for the environment. But, are they being bred and used optimally? Ashwini ...

Learn how to build this simple, low maintenance compost toilet for composting human waste that makes instant fertilizer by separating solids (worm food) from liquids (fertilizer, ready-to-use). A ...

Oh, choices, choices... do you grow vegetables, raise worms or raise fish? Well, the just-released Fishy Farm is designed to do all three in one hit. The small-scale aquaponic set-up is based around ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series that will conclude next week. The activity: Setting up a vermiculture system for year-round composting. Why: Vermiculture, or the cultivation of ...

In this age of intricate technicality, even garbage management finds a university level course. But a few women in the city are showing us that one need not enroll in an academic class to learn waste ...

Australian Vermiculture may have a second chance to work in Broken Hill following an extraordinary Council meeting on Friday afternoon. The Broken Hill City Council have rejected the initial tender ...