Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

Home composting is essential for serious gardeners. Affectionately known as "black gold", compost is the nutritious, loamy material you get from letting organic matter decompose. It enriches the soil ...

LITTLE ROCK — Worm farming might sound a little strange at first, but once a person gets a good look at Ed Griffin's yard full of lush, beautiful day lilies and a taste of the fresh vegetables from ...

Beatrice Reiss has a magnetic warmth about her that draws people to her when she volunteers at the Master Gardener clinics. She wants people to learn about gardening, and she’s there to teach. But her ...

It would be enough to make a person squirm: 65 worms entwined, groveling in manure and peat in a Styrofoam cup. They are among millions sold by the cupful annually in Florida to fishermen who hook the ...

When you think of farming, your first thought might not immediately be of worms – but that’s exactly what a University of the Free State student organisation is doing: turning kitchen waste into a ...