Worms Eat My Garbage:
How to setup & maintain a vermicomposting system
by Mary Appelhof
The definitive guide to vermicomposting--a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Internationally recognized, the author has worked with worms for nearly three decades. Topics include different bins, what kind of worms to use, sex life of a worm, preparing worm beddings, how to meet the needs of the worms, what kinds of foods to feed the worms, harvesting worms, and making potting soil from the vermicompost produced. Second edition.
About the Author
Mary Appelhof founded Flower Press in 1976. Her self-published books include Ms. Fortune 500 (1978), Worms Eat My Garbage (1982, revised 1997), and Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment, with Mary Frances Fenton and Barbara Loss Harris (1993). Flower Press published The Worm Cafe: Mid-scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes by Binet Payne in 1999, and Diabetes at 14: Choosing Tighter Control for an Active Life by Bill Melluish in 2000. Flowerfield Enterprises deeply grieves the passing of Mary Appelhof on May 4, 2005. Her energy, wisdom and laughter will be profoundly missed. Workers and friends from all over the world will strive to keep Mary's legacy alive. Flowerfield Enterprises will continue to provide quality vermicomposting products and information.
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