How to Use Worm Castings (Safe to handle and multi-use).Myth Busters and Time Savers (Surprising experiences).

Tips for Keeping a Small Scale Worm at School (Addresses some challenges in the school environment).

3 Ways to Harvest Castings (A variety of ways to separate castings from worms).

Humor – “If a Red Wiggler Could Talk” (Worm gives us advice).

Get Fast Results (Methods to speed things up).

Tips for Success (Essentially how our bin never gets stinky or gross).

Best Foods to Feed Red Wigglers and Materials to Avoid.

FAQs (How Red Wigglers Work and Why Castings are Good ).

Why Compost? (An easy to remember script or mission statement explaining why we should compost).

How to Transform Food Waste into Nutrient-Rich Soil Amendment Composting with worms, also known as vermicomposting, enables a special species of earthworm, a red wiggler (Eisenia fetida), to eat our garbage and turn it into a soil amendment that is rich in beneficial bacteria, fungi, minerals, and nutrients. This guide is a culmination of over 15 years of composting with worms and several semesters running large and enchanting school gardens in California and Texas.Ĭomposting is a sustainable and eco-friendly way to manage organic waste.

If you want to learn an easy and fast way to compost with red wiggler worms, this fun printable download will show you the way!

Download worm fertilizer