Q: I live in an apartment and would like to compost using worms. Can you tell me more about how to get started? A: Composting using worms is called vermicomposting. This type of composting uses worms ...

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Transform your food waste into premium compost — using a bucket of worms? Vermicomposting — employing worms to break down food scraps — can provide top-notch fertilizer and help reduce landfill waste.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rhonda Sherman knows worms. This wasn’t intentional — not really. In 1980, when she was in college in her native Michigan, Sherman chose solid waste management. She started out ...

Looking for a more cost-effective way to fertilize your lawn or garden? Did you know that almost 75 percent of discarded materials in North Carolina can be composted? Ever considered using earthworms ...

A researcher at N.C. State believes worms can actually save the environment and help your yard. Rhonda Sherman is an extension specialist in solid waste management at N.C. State and an expert in vermi ...

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 ...

Just a few years ago, I barely recycled. Living in a Hobbit-sized apartment in Brooklyn, I didn’t want to use up precious space with a recycling bin, especially because the recycling situation in my ...