Episode 8 | Worm Composting

A conversation recorded live on KFSK public radio on August 20, 2020 with Christina Sargent about worm composting (vermiculture).

Some good resources:

• Worms Eat My Garbage, 1997, Mary Appelhof, Flower Press

• www.wormwoman.com Mary Appelhof’s website Compost, vermicompost, and compost tea, 2011, Gershuny, Grace

Guide to bugs commonly found in worm bins http://www.happydranch.com/bitbucket/application/pdf/info/worms/Invertebrates.pdf

Plans to make a simple bin from plastic totes

• https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-create-and-maintain-indoor-worm-composting-bin

• Cornell Composting http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/basics.html

• Clemson Home and Garden Center https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/worm-composting/

Places to buy worms, bins, and find more info: Red Worm Composting

• https://www.redwormcomposting.com

• Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm https://unclejimswormfarm.com

• Composting Worms https://www.compostingworms.com