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	Spokane Solid Waste - Composting - Worm Composting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The worm population increases (or decreases) according to how well they are fed. To determine the number of worms needed to populate a bin, figure one pound of worms for each pound of kitchen vegetable wastes produced per day.
		While there are several methods of harvesting compost and adding new bedding, the most convenient is to move the compost to one side of the bin and add new bedding and garbage to the other.
		During the winter, worm bins should be kept in a cool indoor space such as a basement or warm garage to avoid freezing.
	www.solidwaste.org /comworms.htm (1050 words)

	Worm Composting Basics
		Worm composting is using worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermicompost, or worm compost.
		When choosing a container in which to compost with worms, you should keep in mind the amount of food scraps you wish to compost, and where the bin will be located.
		If you are using the compost indoors, you may want to remove old bedding and food scraps for aesthetic purposes and ensure that there are no worms in the compost.
	compost.css.cornell.edu /worms/basics.html (1450 words)

	Worm Compost Bins
		Worm castins are very expensive to purchase, but your worms will turn food wastes into an abundance of casting for your plants.
		Worm bins can also be made from recycled wooden boxes or other containers.
		A starter batch or worms can be dug out of a friend's worm bin or from a existing manure or compost pile, or can be purchased at certain locations.
	whatcom.wsu.edu /ag/compost/wormbins.htm (496 words)

	Worm Composting
		Worm composting is a method for recycling food waste into a rich, dark, earth-smelling soil conditioner.
		This brief introduction to worm composting is only a basic guide, and while we have tried to include all the necessary information to get you and your worms started, we recommend that you also read the book - it is full of useful and fascinating details about this process.
		worms in the hallway, worms on the stairs."
	www.cityfarmer.org /wormcomp61.html (2032 words)

	Smartgardening - Worm Composting
		Worm composting, also called vermicomposting, is one of the easiest methods for reusing fruit and vegetable scraps from your kitchen and yard.
		Worm composting is so simple it can be done virtually anywhere: schools, offices or homes.
		Worm compost is also a rich source of nitrogen, making it an excellent organic fertilizer.
	ladpw.org /epd/sg/wc.cfm (278 words)

	Worms .com..·´¯`·..´¯`·.. 1-800 COMPOST ®
		If you are still not convinced that composting is right for you and your yard or it requires too much effort on your part, consider a worm bin.
		Vermicomposting, or using worms to accelerate the decomposition of waste, is becoming an acceptable and environmentally friendly alternative to landfills.
		Nine-year-old John Christensen was starting a worm farm, and he chose a couple of members of his farm community to receive blessing in behalf of their brethren...
	www.worms.com (2306 words)

	Home Vermicomposting : Composting Worms : Acme Worm Farm
		When the worms arrive, dump the worms, and the bedding they were packed in, in the center of the bin.
		Compost worms are a low maintenance form of livestock.
		Because the worm population will have at least doubled by the time the bin filled up, you can put the worms and bedding back in two bins the same size, or one larger bin, or give some to a friend.
	www.acmewormfarm.com /vermiculture1.html (1590 words)

	Untitled Page
		A worm casting (also known as worm cast or vermicast) is a biologically active mound containing thousands of bacteria, enzymes, and remnants of plant materials and animal manures that were not digested by the earthworm.
		Worm castings will not burn your plants; unlike using any fresh raw manures (cow, horse, etc.) which can burn root systems if it is not applied properly.
		Worm tea is brewed using vermicompost and other organic materials such as molasses, sea kelp and other compounds as a starter and then water is added.
	www.kitsapezearth.com /fact.html (1617 words)

	Worm Composting Instructions, Diet, and Harvesting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Worms need to be protected from pests which would be attracted to rotting food left in the open.
		As long as you give them adequate food and a good environment, the worms you buy will expand their population to fill your bin, so you shouldn't have to buy more unless you want to increase your worm composting operation very quickly.
		The worms will die if they are not kept at moderate temperatures, so keep an inside container indoors or somewhere the temperature does not get hot (90 degrees F or more) or cold (40 degrees F or lower).
	www.mastercomposter.com /worm/wormcomp.html (1853 words)

	Worm Farm.Com - Worm Farms and Vermicomposting
		he unseen worm, who has been quietly aerating, tilling, and fertilizing the soil for centuries, is truly our partner in the fight to save the environment.
		Worms are ready to eat that organic waste and give us fertilizer in return.
		Growing worms is a meditative activity that will not only save the environment, but will also help decrease stress.
	www.wormfarm.com (290 words)

	Worm Composting
		These wigglers are in worm heaven as long as you give them a dark, cozy home with plenty of food, moisture, oxygen, and a comfortable temperature.
		I discovered that the easiest way to harvest the finished compost is simply to push the bedding and worms to one end of the box and fill the other end with fresh bedding and table scraps.
		Within a few weeks, the worms will munch their way over to the fresh food and I can scoop out the compost from the now deserted side of the bin.
	www.taunton.com /finegardening/pages/g00029.asp (1697 words)

	How To Build A Compost Bin
		Moisten the bedding material for the worms by placing it in a 5-gallon bucket and adding enough water to dampen all material.
		Every three to six months, move the compost to one side of the bin and add new bedding to the empty side.
		Within one month, the worms will crawl over to the new bedding and the finished compost on the old side can be harvested.
	www.uky.edu /OtherOrgs/AppalFor/bins.html (735 words)

	Teacher Guide
		Wendell the Worm, host of The Yuckiest Site on the Internet, welcomes one and all to Worm World, where the inhabitants are eagerly awaiting the chance to squirm out of the compost bin for awhile and teach your students about their unusual anatomy and lifestyle.
		Worms aerate the soil with their constant squirming and nourish it with their castings.
		Mary is a virtuoso when it comes to worms and composting, and she shares her expertise in an interview with Wendell Worm.
	yucky.kids.discovery.com /teachercenter/pg000066.htm (1933 words)

	Compost Worms \| Composting Worms from Acme Worm Farm \| Red Wigglers \| Nightcrawlers \| Worm Castings
		Composting Worms, Worm Bins, Nightcrawlers and Worm Castings from Acme Worm Farm
		This dirt is dominated by soil microorganisms as opposed to compost microorganisms.
		Ordinary compost needs to be digested by the soil before it gives its full benefit, while worm castings are as plant-ready as you can possibly achieve in a composting system.
	www.acmewormfarm.com (376 words)

	Compost FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED COMPOST QUESTIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Compost is often used to bring acidic or alkaline soils back into balance.
		If the worms are still doing this and you are sure there is enough moisture (worms like 75% moisture) there is a slight chance that the bin may have gone slightly acidic.
		The person responsible for maintaining your yard may agree that the effort of maintaining a compost pile is preferable to the work and expense of disposing yard wastes and purchasing compost.
	www.mastercomposter.com /ref/faq.html (3593 words)

	Home composting--getting started
		should be composted only in worm-boxes, rodent-proof bins or buckets (with no holes bigger than 1/4 inch) or by burying small amounts at least one foot deep in a compost pile.
		Compost is ready to use in 2-15 weeks.
		Worm composting will turn food wastes into a rich fertilizer and soil amendment.
	www.recyclenow.org /r_composting_getstarted.html (402 words)

	nyc compost project: indoor composting with a worm bin
		Every thing you will need (except the worms!) is shown here: a sealable plastic container (such as a storage box), a drill, shredded newspaper, food scraps, and water.
		The best materials to add to a worm bin are washed fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags (remove the staples—they harm the worms' stomachs!), egg shells, paper napkins and towels, and dead plants and flowers.
		It is generally not a good idea to feed your worms leftovers, even if they do not include fish or meat, since they also tend to produce odors and attract fruit flies.
	www.nyccompost.org /how/wormbin.html (766 words)

	Worm Composting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Worms breathe through their skin, so it needs to be moist.
		Worms will be happiest at a constant temperature of about 65-75 degrees F, but they can tolerate temperatures anywhere from 50-80 degrees F. After a few days, begin feeding kitchen scraps.
		If you push the compost to one side of the bin while adding bedding and food to the other side, eventually all of the worms will migrate, and you can harvest the worm-free compost while keeping your bin in constant use.
	www.ebfarm.com /Kids/WormComposting.aspx (909 words)

	Worm Compost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Worms are amazing as we dig under the covering to find undulating masses of worms, devouring the same food that would have otherwise ended up in a nearby landfill.
		Worms will eat almost any of your fruits and vegetables, but don't feed them any meat, nutty or oily foods or you will have a bunch of dead worms and unwanted critters visiting your worm bed.
		You also have to check and turn the worm beds each day to make sure it is not too damp or too dry or the worms will die, which would not make for a good worm bin.
	www.sonic.net /~roniz/hhp/shells/projects/worm.html (876 words)

	Worm Composting - Vermicomposting
		Worm composting is the easiest way to recycle food wastes: Allow the worms to do all the work with no pile turning, no smell, and fast compost production.
		Worm Composting Worm composting (or vermicomposting) is a natural and efficient way to "recycle" your organic kitchen waste.
		Composting, nature's way of recycling, is the controlled decomposition of organic material such as leaves, grass clippings, and twigs.
	www.csrnet.org /csrnet/Worms/wormbind.html (2929 words)

	Magic Worm Ranch
		The worm population increases according to how well they are fed. To determine the number of worms needed to populate a bin, figure one pound of worms for each pound of kitchen vegetable wastes produced per day.
		Worms process their own body weight or more of organic matter each day.
		This makes harvesting castings and worms much easier as most of the worms will be in the top 4 inches.
	www.magicworms.com /step_by_step.htm (1053 words)

	IPCC Growing Wiser Wilflife Gardening - Worm Composting: Winning the Battle Against Waste
		The worms needed for composting are known as brandling worms.
		In general it is better to mix it with leaf mould, coir or shredded wood compost or green waste compost to make material suitable for potting on container grown plants or as a rich mix for tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and window boxes.
		They are not a problem and in fact if you store your compost for a while in a plastic sack you'll find that the number of worms decreases quite dramatically (presumably the result of fresh food material being absent).
	www.ipcc.ie /cramptoncompost4.html (1365 words)

	Kitsap County Public Works - Solid Waste Division
		Compost is a dark, crumbly, and earthy-smelling form of decomposing organic matter.
		Composting is the most practical and convenient way to handle yard debris.
		Compost tea is a solution made by steeping compost in water.
	www.kitsapgov.com /sw/compost.htm (489 words)

	berkeley worms composting collective
		Berkeley Worms was founded in 1993 with seed funds from the Alameda County Waste Management Authority.
		Bay Worms is located at Alameda Point and operates from the community garden at Alameda Point Collaborative.
		As we expand and become financially self-sustaining, we hope to be a model for small institutions and municipalities, demonstrating a cost-effective method for recycling organic food waste.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~compost (190 words)

	Worm Suppliers
		Written in the style of "books for dummies", this is a great how-to book on how to grow worms for composting, for a business, or for the product produced from growing worms and composting(vermicompost).
		Growing all natural Soil Amendments, Worms, and Worm Castings with over 5,000 square feet of growth area and hundreds of thousands of Red Wiggler Composting worms.
		Growing Red Wiggler (Eisenia Foetida) Composting Worms, and Worm Castings with over 5,000 square feet of growth area and hundreds of thousands of Red Wiggler Composting worms.
	www.cityfarmer.org /wormsupl79.html (1507 words)

	Worms
		There are four main groups of worms: (1) flatworms, or Platyhelminthes; (2) ribbon worms, or Nemertea; (3) roundworms, or Nematoda; and (4) segmented worms, or Annelida.
		Worm Digest is published is a project of The Edible City Resource Center, a nonprofit educational organization in Eugene, Oregon, involved in the promotion of sustainable organic agriculture.
		This lesson plan was developed to help students learn worm vocabulary words and to identify one likeness and one difference between real and pretend items.
	www.42explore.com /worms.htm (1173 words)

	Red Worms, Worms Farm, Vermiculture, Worm Bins, Garden Worm			Our Worm Farm is a large scale Vermiculture operation dedicated to the growing of Red Wiggler Worms (wholesale and retail), Organic Worm Castings, Vermicompost, Compost, Garden Mulch.
		Check out our new Line of Worm Harvesters at Wormharvesters.com This website is still in it's development stages.
		We are in the process of putting a worm factory inventory in Hawaii.
	www.wormswrangler.com (334 words)

	Composting Tips, Plans: Compost bins, piles, trenches, vermiculture...
		Composting Tips, Plans: Compost bins, piles, trenches, vermiculture...
		Compost Book (making a hot pile, building a bin, compost recipes...) - Charlotte Mecklenburg Government
		Compost: What Is It and Do I Need It?
	www.knowledgehound.com /topics/compost.htm (142 words)

	Happy D Ranch 3
		You'll find everything from worms to worm farming starter kits, plus an abundance of helpful information for every situation.
		We've got a worm bin for every home, business and classroom.
		We've got a great selection of books and videos for everyone from the home composter to the entrepreneur.
	www.happydranch.com (132 words)

	Can-O-Worm Compost Bin
		The Can-O-Worms is designed to recycle kitchen waste into compost, easily, without smell or mess.
		Can-O-Worms uses worms to compost food scraps quickly and easily.
		The kits innovative layered structure lets you view your system at work by seeing the various layers at work.
	cricketfarm.com /pd_canoworms.cfm (145 words)

	Compost Worm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The manual at Glossary says you can dig for compost worm "These are found by digging on the metric hour".
		I tried that but couldn't get any compost worm.
		In fact I think I got one around x:10:00.
	www.toadwater.com /index.php?topic=12792.0 (124 words)

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