Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

To worm or not to worm? When it comes to composting, that's the question many savvy gardeners are pondering these days, and for good reason: Worm castings — a.k.a. poop — are the nutrient-rich organic ...

Build a DIY worm farm and learn vermicomposting basics by adding worms to your composting process to create a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden. Vermiculture, or worm farming, is the use of ...

JOSH BYRNE: Anyone who knows me understands I'm a mad keen recycler. And one of the first things I started when I set up this garden was this worm farm, because they do an amazing job in a small space ...

Worm castings, commonly known as vermicompost, are a remarkable byproduct produced by worms as they break down organic materials, including dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter. As ...

Master Gardener Larry Steele holds red worm casting Lynn Ke.jpg Master Gardener Larry Steele holds a handful of hardworking red worms, which turn kitchen waste into nutritious castings. (Lynn Ketchum) ...

Last Sunday I arrived at a lovely River Forest home to attend a party for its newest occupants: 1,000 red worms. Friends and neighbors of Mary Susan Chen gathered to snack on macaroons, sip green tea ...

RACINE COUNTY — Unco Industries, the producer of Wiggle Worm Soil Builder, is currently growing like a tomato plant started with a healthy handful of worm castings. Unco, based at 7802 Old Spring St.