Worm Farming: How to Start a Worm Farm: Learn About Vermiculture and Vermicomposting

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.

This book was good as an introduction to vermiculture and provides a very basic understanding to the reader about how to enter into starting a vermiculture hobby. This book, however, contained multiple spelling/grammatical errors and should be edited or proofread further.

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.

There is a lot of redundancy in this book. There's way too many grammar errors. A thorough proofreading would have helped tremendously.The details of how to start a worm farm are lacking in this book.

When I was a kid I always thought of worms as a way to gross out the girls or to catch my favorite fish. I would have never thought that worms could be so useful in a garden. Vermiculture is quickly becoming a popular way for organic farmers to improve the quality of their crops through the process of vermicomposting, which the book goes into great details about. This book also gives the benefits of worm farming as well as some great pointers on how to get the most out of it. There is some great explanations on the economic benefits as well. The author also does a great job on helping you understand the biology of the worm, which brings a greater understanding of the benefits they offer. This book is a must read for any aspiring organic farmer who is looking for a safe and beneficial alternative to harmful chemicals when growing their crops.

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.

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.

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.

This book was a great intro for getting into vermicomposting, very small and compact. Had a few spelling/grammatical errors but that's really not a big deal because the info is pretty good! I'm excited to read a more in-depth book next, cause this was a good primer!

Excellent reading

Great would like photos too but I’m looking to empty my worm farm a d this has given me some Information on how to go about this

Worth having, recommended.

Improvement in my worm farm