Vermiculture
Red Worms
Vermiculture you ask? Yes, vermiculture! Though I think it should be called “wormiculture” instead. It is the process of growing worms and using their “castings”, i.e. worm poop. Worm poop and worms are great for your garden. I also wanted to cut down on our waste by composting our kitchen scraps and ads we get in snail mail. That’s right, worms are happy to recycle snail mail, newspapers, and leftover veggies that no one will eat into worm poop that will do your garden wonders.
It took me a long time to decide what kind of bin I wanted to keep the worms in. It isn’t like you can just let them follow you around the house like puppies! 
 I wanted one that was easy to assemble and get the worm poop out of without having to get my hands all icky with worm slime. Not that the worms like it either I’m sure! I finally decided on one from Happy D Ranch. It should arrive some time next week, with the worms arriving the week after. I’ll be sure to post pictures of my new venture into the Green!
April 10, 2009
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johoff · 
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Tags: earth day, etsy bloggers, vermicompost, Vermiculture · Posted in: Vermiculture
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Oh. my! You are brave to touch those worms. Good for you, Jo, for making our world a little greener!
Too cool!! I have piles of worms in my garden, but never thought to use them for recycling!
ohh geez..I’m getting crawly just reading your post..you’re very smart and your garden will be the thrivingest garden around but…EWWWW.
I hear they taste like chicken, especially with butter and garlic.
Do tell us how you get on.
Good luck with your wormery!
Got any design ideas incorporating worms? No, not the real ones, glass ones???
See? This is exactly why I’ve been hesitant to start a garden in our new home. It’s just so darn nasty!! LOL. But I don’t mind worms on screen, and you are sooooo courageous! I look forward to seeing how it works out for you. Better you than me.
Yes, organic farming is good for everybody. Worms have a very important role in organic farming. Thanks for the post. God bless you always.
Maybe ‘vermiculture’ was a term coined by a German… they often pronounce their ‘w’ as ‘v’… just a thought early on a rainy Monday morning…
Hey Jo!
Like your new site! Did you know that God made worms for two reasons? First, to aerate and enrich the soil and second,(are you ready? here it comes!) for boys to scare girls with!!!! And they do a great job of both! good luck with the worms.
“vermis” is Latin for worm
I don’t know about worms… I made a compost pile, in the corner of our yard, where I throw leaves and other scraps into. It degrades really sweetly – love the feel!