Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Those of us who want to create the richest possible compost should cast aside ...

Composting from start to finish in different types of heap, including a ground level wormery The many ways to make compost. All are easier when you know the underlying principles, which I explain here ...

The Magoon Wormery at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) was crawling with activity in December as more than 100 volunteers gathered for ...

A worm composter, or wormery, can turn your kitchen food scraps into fantastic fertiliser for your house plants and garden. Compact, smell-free and faster than normal composting, a wormery harnesses ...

I opened the door to find my friend stood there with a bottle of vino in one hand and a box of worms in the other. Hurrah. I recently decided that it would be a good (read green) idea to start a ...

Many homeowners have some kind of composting system in operation and are able to turn their kitchen and garden waste into useful compost with very little effort. Composting, however, is substantially ...

Q: Would you write about worm composting for those of us who have never done it and would like to try? A: Certainly. There are successful variations on creating a wormery, but here are the best ...

Is it possible to keep large amounts of trash out of our landfills? Students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are exploring innovative ways to manage waste, create compost, and improve soil ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In many ways, the life of a worm is an enviable one. There are ...

Leandra says the worms stink and fears they’ll escape into the flat. Cindy says they celebrate nature. You can start digging through the evidence I like nature, just not in my living room. The worms ...

A worm composter, or wormery, can turn your kitchen food scraps into fantastic fertiliser for your house plants and garden. Compact, smell-free and faster than normal composting, a wormery harnesses ...