Hi! I'm Shelley Grossman, certified master composter and author of the best selling book, Recycle With Earthworms and producer of its latest companion DVD. I own and operate Vermicoast inc., a North San Diego County redworm supplier offering ongoing email and telephone support. Read about our offers on the tabs above and keep in touch with the updates below. Welcome!
Who knew that you would have so many other creatures living and working in your worm bin? Not me, when I first began raising worms. Some that you will see are beetles, pill bugs or so called sow bugs (you know those little fellows, who roll up into a ball when you touch them?), snails, Read more »
You have the worms in their bin and have let them settle in for three days. This allows them time to de-stress from the rigors of travel. Recall those vibrations they had if they arrived through the mail to you or riding in your car. I hope you have been saving your kitchen wastes for the Read more »
The long awaited and exciting day has finally come! Your worms have arrived, the bin is ready, but what do you do next? After you have opened the box and packing materials the worms arrived in, you will first inspect the worms. Are they alive, well and active? They should be wiggling around and ready Read more »
I have done this many times over the past 21 years. It is easy to do, costs next to nothing and will give you a great bin the worms will love to call their new home. You can start by recycling just about any old sweater box bin you might already have: see you are Read more »
Like to Garden? Heard of composting with worms? It is called vermicomposting and it’s a fun family project that can significantly reduce your waste stream while giving you unbeatable compost. Whether your passion is vegetable gardening, beautiful flowers, lush house plants, soil fertility or simply household waste reduction, this site is for you.
