Urban Worm Interview Series: Francisco Niembro of Aldea Verde Lombricultura

by Steve | Nov 23, 2018 | Expert Bucket, Interview Series

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.  Today, I am thrilled to release this interview with my...

2018 Vermiculture Conference Trip Report

by Steve | Nov 16, 2018 | Expert Bucket, Vermiculture

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

by Steve | Oct 16, 2018 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicomposting 101 Series, Worm Bin

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...

Urban Worm Interview: Dan Lonowski of Michigan SoilWorks

by Steve | Jul 8, 2018 | Continuous Flow Systems, Expert Bucket, Interview Series, Teacher Bucket, Worm Bin

About a year ago, I watched a fascinating time lapse video of the assembly of one of the most attractive continuous flow vermicomposting systems I have ever seen. Some guy named Dan Lonowski of Michigan SoilWorks and Gavin Newton of Detroit-area worm castings producer...

Vermicomposting 101: Plant and Soil Benefits of Vermicompost

by Steve | Dec 20, 2017 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicompost, Vermicomposting 101 Series

Some of us start vermicomposting to divert our household or farm waste away from the waste stream, and that is a benefit by itself. But what about the end product? If you’re reading this, you’re probably already aware that vermicompost, which includes the...

Urban Worm Interview Series: Soil Biology 101, Part II

by Steve | Nov 15, 2017 | Expert Bucket, Interview Series, Teacher Bucket, Worm Castings

In Part I of this interview about soil biology with Heather Rinaldi and Nina Folch, we learned some pretty crucial stuff about what constitutes excellent soil, how to recognize when it’s good, and what to do about it when it’s not. But the one thing we...