Vermicomposting

Vermicomposting, or composting with earthworms, is an excellent technique for recycling food waste in your home. It doesn't smell bad; in fact, it produces less odor than putting food in the trash. Composting with worms takes very little space or effort, and best of all, it's a high-quality soil amendment that's free!

UF/IFAS Sites

• Florida's Online Compost Center: Vermicomposting

UF/IFAS Publications

• Cheap and Easy Worm Bin (PDF)
• Worms Can Turn Kitchen Scraps into Rich Compost (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Composting: Introduction
• Earthworms in the Landscape
• Organic Gardens

Other Sites

• Composting with Red Wiggler Worms--Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture
• Composting with Redworms--Washington State University Extension of Whatcom County
• Composting with Worms--Earth911.com
• Vermicomposting--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service