Urban Worm Guide to Coconut Coir: How is It Used and Why?

by Steve | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized, Vermicomposting 101 Series

The Urban Worm Company is pleased to announce the arrival of Urban Worm Coco Coir, a sustainable, low-salt, pH neutral alternative to peat moss. Coconut coir is often used as a worm and reptile bedding and the Urban Worm Company has used coco coir as the base layer...

The Urban Worm Bag is Now Available in Europe!

by Steve | Jan 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

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...

Worm Towers: Right Idea, But the Wrong Product?

by Steve | Jul 8, 2017 | 101 Bucket, Permaculture, Uncategorized, Vermicompost

Worm towers or worm tubes are an intriguing idea for turning food waste to worm castings. Unlike worm composting, which requires the worms, bedding, and food to be placed in some enclosure only to require you to harvest the castings, the worm tower is a “permaculture”...

Is the NCSU Vermiculture Conference Doomed?

by Steve | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

If you've read this blog long enough, most of you know that I don't claim to have Jedi-level knowledge of vermiculture, vermicompost, or soil biology (or how to please women or dance in ways that don't make other people really uncomfortable). So it's with great honor...

The “Crazy Worm” Infesting the Upper Midwest and Northeast US

by Steve | Apr 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

A common sighting in outdoor compost piles in the upper Midwest and Northeastern US is an earthworm that’s doing quite a bit of damage to the health of our forests. The amynthas agrestis is a cousin of the Alabama Jumper, or amynthas gracilis, and while it appears to...

Is Vermicomposting Too Weird?

by Steve | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized

This is a bit of a confession. I don't run in a real “green” crowd.  Sure, my friends and family recycle, make sure not to litter, and take reasonable steps not to destroy Earth.  But not one of them vermicomposts or, to my knowledge, derives any pleasure...