Anything from advice for beginning vermicomposters with the Vermicomposting 101 Series or interviews with experts, the Urban Worm Blog has you covered!
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: 9 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...
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...
Urban Worm Interview: Dan Lonowski of Michigan SoilWorks
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: The #1 Cause of Worm Bin Problems
It seems to happen again and again and again. Armed with a bin, some bedding, and a shiny new arsenal of composting worms, eager new vermicomposters, our fellow foot soldiers in the War on Waste try to win the war literally overnight. And they often fail miserably....