Anything from advice for beginning vermicomposters with the Vermicomposting 101 Series or interviews with experts, the Urban Worm Blog has you covered!
How to Measure Moisture Content in Compost and Vermicompost
I just stumbled across two ways to measure the moisture content in compost and vermicompost. Granted, these methods, especially the first one, would measure the moisture in nearly ANY material, but I am super thrilled that I found this information. I have been on the...
The Worm Farmer’s Handbook: A Must-Read Book for Operating at Scale
The Worm Farmer's Handbook is a must-have book for anyone wanting to engage in mid-scale or larger vermicomposting or vermiculture for profit or non-profit purposes. This review will give a quick overview of the book, describe the structure of the chapters, and should...
Vermicomposting 101: Freezing Food Waste for the Worm Bin. Is It Necessary?
Freezing food waste is a really interesting technique for managing both the quantity and the quality of the food source you are feeding your worm bin. This short article looks into 3 reasons why you should freeze food waste for vermicomposting and 1 reason why you...
Vermicomposting 101: What Happens In A Worm Bin?
New vermicomposters worry that their two-week old bin isn't producing castings and that they may be doing it wrong. Things look fine and smell fine, but the worms aren't "destroying" the food like we think they should. If most beginners think of vermicomposting the...
Vermicomposting 101: Should I Mix Worm Species in My Worm Bin?
As the season swings into gear, I am commonly asked the question "Should I mix earthworm species in my worm composting bin?" Normally, people are interested in mixing red wigglers, European nightcrawlers, African nightcrawlers, and possibly Indian Blues. I have my own...
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. Today, I am thrilled to release this interview with my...
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...