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"... people ... will thank [Appelhof] for showing us ... how we can eat better food by growing gardens with wormpower." -- Pete Seeger, folksinger, environmental activist
"You might say that Kalamazoo has become the epicenter of vermiculture (a fancy name for worm composting) ..." -- Anne Raver, The New York Times
"[This book] supplies everything you want to know about worm composting but didn't know where to ask." -- Green Living Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"You might say that Kalamazoo has become the epicenter of vermiculture (a fancy name for worm composting) ..." -- Anne Raver, The New York Times
"[This book] supplies everything you want to know about worm composting but didn't know where to ask." -- Green Living Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page manual provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Topics include different bins, what kind of worms to use, sex life of a worm, preparing worm beddings, how to meet the needs of the worms, what kinds of foods to feed the worms, harvesting worms, and making potting soil from the vermicompost produced. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.
--This text refers to an alternate
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey! I loved this book!,
By Taiji 218 (The Frozen North) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worms Eat My Garbage (Paperback)
This was a fun book about the little creepy crawlers! It gives a very solid scientific introduction to the little critters and answers most of your basic questions about worms. The focus of the book has to with vermiculture--the use of worms for developing super-rich compost material for organic gardens. Vermicompost is without a doubt the best composting material available for organic gardeners, and setting up your own vermicomposting bin is the best way to get yourself some of this richly organic fertilizer.The book details how you can set up your own vermicompost bin, either by making it yourself or by purchasing a commercial worm bin. It also even describes how some school systems have saved themselves bundles of money by having worms eat the schoolkids' lunch scraps rather than pay for commercial garbagemen to haul the stuff away! I would most strongly recommend this book for anybody interested in either worms, vermicomposting or organic gardening. It's a very fun read!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A "user friendly" guide to recycling kitchen food waste,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worms Eat My Garbage (Paperback)
Now in its revised second edition, Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof is a practical and "user friendly" guide to recycling kitchen food waste, producing fertilizer for house and garden plants, growing fishing worms, and saving money, all through the process of a worm composting system. Worms Eat My Garbage is a simple, effective, "how-to" guide covering everything from how to set up a worm bin, to what types of garbage are best for worm composting, to taking care of the worms, to effectively saving money while reaping the benefits of the process. Worms Eat My Garbage is easy-to-follow, thorough, and enthusiastically recommended reference for environmentalists and gardeners.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wait! There's a Better One!,
By Matt (PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Worms Eat My Garbage (Paperback)
Anyone who is interested in this topic must read "Recycle With Earthworms: The Red Wiggler Connection"In my opinion it is a much better book than "Worms Eat My Garbage," but definitely does not get the recognition deserved! Check it out! It's awesome!
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