Set-It-And-Forget-It Vermicomposting – 4 Month Update
Back in November I wrote about the set-up for a fleet of low-maintenance vermiculture bins (see “Set-It-And-Forget-It Vermicomposting“). It was just one of multiple sets of bins I set up last fall as a...
View ArticleVermicomposting Clothing
A topic I have written amount multiple times here – but something I still really haven’t tested out enough – is the use of biodegradable fabrics as worm bin bedding materials. It just seems like a...
View ArticleSet-It-And-Forget-It Vermicomposting
When most people think of vermicomposting they tend to think of it as more of a continuous, active process. This is all fine and good – and could even be considered one of the advantages of this...
View ArticleBackyard Vermifiltration Wrap-Up
Back in June I wrote about a DIY vermifiltration system I set up in my yard using an old leaky rain barrel. The main idea was to collect greywater – dish rinsewater and cooking water likely the main...
View ArticleBasic In-Ground Bucket Worm Bin
As much as I love my “trench worm bins“, I realize a lot of people are looking for outdoor vermicomposting projects that are easier and to get up and running. Even something like a buried plastic...
View ArticleSuper Simple Homemade Manure
The topic of “homemade manure” is something I’ve written about quite a few times here on the blog (and elsewhere) over the years. I’ve grown to appreciate the concept even more in 2020, since it’s been...
View ArticleBackyard Vermi-Filtration – 7-07-20
Last month I wrote about a new project I had started, involving the conversion of an old, leaky plastic rain barrel into a DIY greywater “vermi-filtration” system. Since then I’ve written about some...
View ArticleWastewater Worm Composting
Collecting different types of greywater for my Backyard Vermi-Filtration System in recent weeks has been an eye-opening experience. It has made me realize not only just HOW MUCH water we use for...
View ArticleVermicomposting Trench Worm Bins?
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of vermicomposting trenches. Ever since “accidentally” hitting on the idea back in 2008 they’ve remained one of my favorite outdoor approaches (also spawning a...
View ArticleVermicomposting Pine Cones?
Ever since starting up my vermi-filtration barrel system I’ve find myself looking at resistant, carbon-rich materials in a whole new light. On some recent local nature walks with my son I noticed that...
View ArticleBackyard Vermi-Filtration, Fertilization System?
Some years ago now my fancy green plastic rain barrel developed a crack, rendering it useless for its intended purpose. Me being me, I just couldn’t handle the idea of tossing it in the trash. Bare...
View Article5 Great Reasons to Use Vermicomposting Trenches & Pits
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or are fairly new to the Red Worm Composting website, you’ll likely know that I’m more than a little passionate about the topic of vermicomposting trenches. This...
View ArticleThe Insurance Bin – One Year Later
I’ve known for a long time – largely thanks to all the bins I’ve neglected over the years (lol) – that a population of worms can be sustained on bedding alone for months on end. This by itself is...
View ArticleIndoor Food Waste Pre-Composting?
Now that the Walking Windrow bed is basically set up and “ready” for winter (apart from some ongoing bulking-up and feeding) I have a good opportunity to “play” around a bit – testing out different...
View ArticleThe Insurance Bin – 10 Months Later
Back at the end of July, I posted an update for my “Insurance Bin” project (see “The Insurance Bin – 6 Months Later“). Everything looked surprisingly (yet not surprisingly – haha) GOOD! There was still...
View ArticleThe Insurance Bin – 6 Months Later
Back in April I first wrote about a very basic worm composting system I had set up at the end of January (2018) – something I called “The Insurance Bin“. The “in a nutshell” idea is that you can create...
View ArticleVermicomposting Weeds – Revisted…Again
It always seems to be at this time of year, when food waste supplies are getting used up very quickly, and an abundance of greenery is sprouting up in the gardens (much of it “planted” by Mother Nature...
View ArticleVermicomposting Tofu?
A question from Carol: Found a couple packages of extra firm tofu in the back of the fridge. Figured it would be fine – if a tad too much moisture – but thinking if I crumble it up and add maybe a...
View Article80/20 Vermicomposting
In 1896, an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto published a paper demonstrating that about 80% of the land was owned by 20% of the population in Italy. This concept eventually evolved into what we...
View ArticleThe Insurance Bin
As much as I like to encourage people to try vermicomposting indoors, I do understand that some of us just aren’t in a position to go this route. Maybe there is a spouse or family member who is very...
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