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Why Should You Vermicompost?
Vermicomposting at home, school, or office is the purest form of recycling, full-stop.
Food waste is by far the heaviest form of household waste, meaning it is the most costly in terms of carbon cost to truck it away.
And unlike recycling paper, plastic, or glass, you can do it at home.
Why Use a Continuous Flow Worm Bin?
A continuous flow worm bin like the Urban Worm Bag leverages the worms' tendency to remain in the upper few inches of their habitat.
In most DIY bins, this means disturbing the worms in order to tediously separate the worms from the worm castings.
The Urban Worm Bag's bottom opening allows for easy castings harvesting without disturbing the worm workers above.
Why Choose the Urban Worm Bag?
Because of innovative design and ridiculous customer service.
I am always striving to find ways to improve the vermicomposting process for beginners and the Urban Worm Bag does just that by making the harvesting process a breeze.
And I'm proud of the fact that the Urban Worm Company has a reputation for over-the-top customer service. Problem with your UWB? I'll send you a new one or come up with a solution that keeps you happy.
Attention Teachers!
The Urban Worm Company offers a Teacher's Guide to Vermicomposting and discounts on the Urban Worm Bag for educators to start vermicomposting food waste in the classroom!
Urban Worm Bag 2.0
The Durable, Breathable, Simple Worm Composting Solution
With The Frame
$109
most popular option
all-in-one solution
requires an even, level surface
Without The Frame
$79 $59
build your own rock solid frame
DIY solution, plans available
best for uneven or pitched surfaces
Urban Worm Bundles
Free shipping anywhere in the lower 48!
Starter Bundle
with frame- 1 x Urban Worm Bag with frame
- 1 lb Red Wiggler Composting Worms
- Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
- Lifetime Access to the Urban Worm Calculator
- Vermicomposter’s Starter Guide
- 194.99
Starter Bundle
without frame- 1 x Urban Worm Bag with no frame
- 1 lb Red Wiggler Composting Worms
- Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
- Lifetime Access to the Urban Worm Calculator
- Vermicomposter’s Starter Guide
- 164.99
Business Bundle
6-Pack (with frame)- 6 x Urban Worm Bags
- 6 lbs Red Wiggler Composting Worms
- The Worm Farmer’s Handbook by Rhonda Sherman
- Lifetime Access to the Urban Worm Calculator
- One year membership to the Worm Farming Alliance
- $833
Perfect for anyone from a beginner to an aspiring entrepreneur. Easy-to-follow tips for newbies and interviews with the pros.
Vermicomposting 101: How Many Worms Do I Need for a Worm Compost Bin?
Once you've made the decision to begin vermicomposting, a pretty logical question is "how many worms do I need for a worm bin?" If you have already purchased your worm bin, you have already decided how many worms you need, within a certain range anyways. You have...
The Urban Worm Bag is Now Available in Europe!
I'm thrilled to announce that the Urban Worm Bag is now available in Europe via WormSystems.com! It's a home- or apartment-sized continuous flow worm bin where you simply feed your worms through the top zipper and harvest worm castings a few months later from the...
Apartment Composting: What Are Your Options?
You're an environmentally-conscious apartment dweller who wants to start composting, but you're not blessed with a large backyard where you can toss your food waste into a huge pile of autumn leaves. Such is the conundrum of the urban composter or anyone with space...
Vermicomposting 101: 8 Awesome Choices for Worm Bedding
Choosing the correct worm bedding for a worm composting bin is a high-consequence decision for a new vermicomposter. Choose wisely and be patient, and you'll be off to a great start recycling organic waste into worm castings, and before you know it, it will seem like...
Urban Worm Interview Series: Francisco Niembro of Aldea Verde Lombricultura
Today, I am thrilled to release this interview with my friend, Francisco Niembro of Aldea Verde Lombricultura, a large-scale vermicomposting company based in Queretaro, Mexico about 2 hours north of Mexico City. Aldea Verde's business is comprised of their own...
2018 Vermiculture Conference Trip Report
Phew! The 19th Annual Vermiculture Conference in Raleigh is in the books! It was an absolutely incredible weekend with lots of camaraderie, beer, networking, speakers, coffee, beer, food, and getting to know fellow worm heads. And more beer or tequila…..for some of us...
Moisture in the Worm Bin, Revisited
Every now and then, I think it's helpful to reevaluate prior assumptions about the basics of vermicomposting. There's no one way to do worm composting correctly for all situations, and if there was, nobody has written a book on how to do it just yet.One of these...
The Urban Worm Bag is Coming to Canada!
Update: The Urban Worm Bag is now available on Amazon.ca! Once you buy it, send an e-mail to steve@urbanwormcompany.com and I'll send you a MUCH better instruction manual than you will get with your purchase. I'm thrilled to announce that the Urban Worm Bag will soon...
Urban Worm Bag 1.0 vs 2.0
Firstly, thank you to all of my existing customers who trusted me enough to purchase Version 1.0 of the Urban Worm Bag. 2018 has truly been a blessing so far. I have enjoyed my interactions with you and receiving your feedback about what you loved about the Urban Worm...
The 2019 Vermicomposter's Starter Guide
Your roadmap to a successful beginning in vermicomposting.