Follow these step-by-step instructions to boost your composting game with worms. “Vermicompost has higher nutrient concentrations than compost but lesser amounts of soluble salts,” explains Rhonda ...

Food waste — kitchen scraps, restaurant leftovers, and expired food that gets tossed out at grocery stores — decays quickly. That process generates more methane than any other material that ends up in ...

Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Worms have traditionally been viewed as a gardener’s best friend. This is because they are important decomposers that help return organic matter and nutrients to the soil and ...

Whether your goal is to reduce what you put in the landfill, grow bigger plants, improve the quality of the air around you or all of the above – composting is the way to go. There are lots of ways to ...

Traditional composting can be difficult for smaller households who generate limited amounts of “green” and “brown” materials or who have limited space for a compost bin or pile. Composting with earth ...

Rhonda Sherman, an extension specialist at N.C. State University, is a vermiculture and vermicompost expert. Sherman is also the president of the NC Composting Council. Juli Leonard ...

Just a few years ago, I barely recycled. Living in a Hobbit-sized apartment in Brooklyn, I didn’t want to use up precious space with a recycling bin, especially because the recycling situation in my ...