For years, the only thing I knew about red wigglers was their claim to fame as the featured worm on signs that advertised fishing bait in front of bait and tackle shops. But these days red wigglers ...

Worms are not native to North America. About 20,000 years ago, our continent experienced an Ice Age, along with Europe and Asia. The phenomenon decimated the worm population, with the only survivors ...

A few weeks ago, my brother cleaned out the hay barn with the skid-steer before he started helping my dad bale round bales of hay. He had made a pile 6-plus-feet high of manure and old hay in front of ...

Earthworms may soon have their own Facebook fan page if local worm worshippers have their way. “I had forgotten how good food could taste fresh from the garden until I was experimenting with worm ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kelly Hammel never expected to become a worm farmer, but a work accident led him to the hobby, which has now become a small business. In 2015, Hammel, who owns Worm Hippie Worm ...

Master Gardener Larry Steele holds red worm casting Lynn Ke.jpg Master Gardener Larry Steele holds a handful of hardworking red worms, which turn kitchen waste into nutritious castings. (Lynn Ketchum) ...

A Boston start-up is worming its way into the organic fertilizer business. Earthworm Soil Co. is using red wigglers and vermicomposting — or composting with earthworms — as the basis for its organic ...