Worm Farming: How to Start a Worm Farm: Learn About Vermiculture and Vermicomposting Paperback – May 25, 2015

This is one of those topics that even people who are into sustainability may shy away from because of the "ick factor." They shouldn't. As this guide makes clear, vermiculture is actually a lot less "icky" than you'd imagine if you've never done it.There was a fantastic project started some years ago called "The Greening of the Desert" which was all about finding ways of reclaiming deserts and rebuilding the soil there. Soil "critters" as this book calls them (good term!) play a pivotal role in that, and the results of the Greening of the Desert project have been astonishing. They were able to turn desert sand into fertile, productive soil in under two years. Since most people reading this book probably don't live in a desert, imagine how big of an impact small scale, at-home vermiculture can have on the soil quality in your backyard garden or greenhouse!Great introduction to the subject, and people new to the topic will love the fact that the guide goes into some detail about how to build worm farms out of a variety of materials - you can literally construct one using scrap materials or free stuff you can find on Craigs List, making it one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get into sustainability.

Clear and concise. Easy to follow. Would like to have seen more about how to properly meaure moisture and pH in the soil prior to and after adding worms. Recommendations of which tools they like / dislike and how to use them for best results. Information o how long it really takes to set up a worm bin, to harvesting What to do with excess castings or tea.

Good book, very interesting.Lot of information with out going on forever. Tells you about the different worms and what their digging habits are. What to feed them. A short version of how to setup your first worm box.

Some good information, helpful.

Get to know your worms you need to read this book for getting to know your worm and what they do

Glad I got this book. I am in Bolivia and the soil here is not conducive to gardening at all. It's all sand. Composting helps, but there are very few worms here. When you use compost in a garden, you need worms, too, or the soil ends up not aerated enough, especially when the base is sand. I can work with clay type soils much easier, and I can get some of that but worms? No. Now I can grow my own, and have a much better garden. Everyone thinks the rain forest would have rich soil, but it's just not true. Now I can fix it and get gardening how I like. Really recommend this book to gardeners who want to know how to build a worm bin, what to feed them, and even where to place the bin in the yard. This book covers everything, and I also plan on using it with my son for his home school biology lessons.

I appreciate the content of this book. The author writes about a subject that he has studied. It would be nice to have photos or links to YouTube videos to have a better idea on how to gather, store worms, castings, or worm tea. Adding photos or links to videos would add value to the authors materials. I am a visual learner and believe these suggestions would help the content that rest between these pages.

Everything you never knew to ask about vermiculture. This will be a great reference in my upcoming venture into raising and using earthworms in my garden plots. I recommend this one highly.