Volunteer Columbia hosted a composting workshop focused on the vermicomposting method, which utilizes the red wiggler worm species. The workshop was held by volunteers Jody Cook and Lindsey Smith.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Turning food scraps into compost helps reduce waste and put precious nutrients back into our soil. That's why composting is great for environment and for plants and vegetables.

PORT TOWNSEND — Do worms like pizza? To students in Dorothy Stengel’s class, this is not an esoteric question. It is a matter of life and death. “They can have pizza but only the crust,” Eileen Leosa ...

Worm or not to worm? The spring months in Missouri motivate us to rejuvenate our lawns and gardens after long, dark winters, and nothing sets your garden and plants up for success like vermicomposting ...

Wriggly, voracious Eisenia fetida — red wiggler worms — could be the new livestock for Southern California gardeners ... if only they were easier to find. The demand for composting worms skyrocketed ...

Gardening classes: The Mill Valley Public Library offers free seasonal gardening classes most Saturdays and occasionally on Sundays. Call 415-389-4292 or go to millvalleylibrary.org. Garden club: ...

I've been reading a lot about worms and worm composting, and see there are many claims about the benefits of using vermicompost in gardens and houseplants. Is it true that vermicompost acts as a ...

This Earth Day, more and more local restaurants, businesses, and homes are paying attention to composting — not just for what it does — but for what it prevents. Composting helps keep the vegetable ...

What: Science Behind: Worm Composting. When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Walking Mountains Science Center, Avon. Cost: $20. More information: RSVP to Walking Mountains at 970-827-9725. AVON — ...

If your garden could ask, it would have only one thing on its holiday wish list: a worm bin. Experienced gardeners know that abundant harvests are fed by the health, makeup and diversity of their soil ...