Urban Worm Interview Series: Soil Biology 101, Part I

by Steve | Nov 1, 2017 | Expert Bucket, Interview Series, Soil Biology, Teacher Bucket

I kind of always thought of soil as just “dirt”, the stuff under the grass, the brown substance plants just magically grow out of. And it wasn’t until embarrassingly recently that I learned of the level of complexity that ecosystem that exists, or at...

What Causes Protein Poisoning and What to Do About It

by Steve | May 31, 2017 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicompost

A particularly devastating problem in a worm bin is protein poisoning, also called “string of pearls” or sour crop, evidenced by a serious deformation of the earthworms as their intestines rupture, inevitably killing the worm itself. So let’s check...

Urban Worm Interview Series: Paul Piccirillo of Worm Farming Revealed

by Steve | Oct 10, 2016 | Expert Bucket, Interview Series

I’m thrilled to be interviewing Paul Piccirillo today.  If you’ve poked around the web for information on vermicomposting and vermiculture, you’ve no doubt run across his vast library of helpful content at Worm Farming Revealed. Pauly’s an...

How Texas Worm Ranch Produces 10,000 Lbs of Vermicompost Per Month

by Steve | Sep 27, 2016 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Interview Series, Vermicompost, Vermiculture, Worm Bin

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview Heather Rinaldi of the Texas Worm Ranch.  As luck would have it, Heather and I hit it off over our e-mail exchanges and that interview turned out to be one of my most popular yet. Though vermicomposters tend to be...

How Do I Know If My Vermicompost is Ready to Harvest?

by Steve | Sep 22, 2016 | 101 Bucket, Expert Bucket, Teacher Bucket, Vermicompost, Worm Bin, Worm Castings

A common vermicomposting conundrum is how to recognize when your vermicompost is finished and ready to harvest your worm castings.  This is a tough question, especially if you don’t have a system like the Urban Worm Bag, the Urban Worm Company’s own worm bin...

Urban Worm Interview Series: Part III with Bentley Christie

by Steve | Aug 29, 2016 | Expert Bucket, Interview Series

I am really excited about Part III of the Urban Worm Interview Series with fellow Bentley Christie. We dig fairly deep into the world of online entrepreneurship and how to gain traction on the web. For vermcomposters specifically, I’m not sure that the audience...