Many gardeners rely on compost to help improve their soils. Taking compost a step further, some gardeners use worms to break down the compost even more. Vermicomposting, or worm composting, uses red ...

It’s a great fertilizer,” an instructor said at a 2019 demonstration. “There’s very little odor — actually, no odor.” ...

The Washington State University Skagit County Extension has long had programs related to food waste prevention and fighting climate change. Now the extension is showing it is more than just talking ...

There’s a yardstick among gardeners that good, rich soil with lots of actively decaying organic matter in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each cubic foot. But ...