Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System

Book Description

The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants. Newly revised and updated, this 162 page manual provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. 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. A 63 page bibliography, 24 annotated references, a glossary,and comprehensive index make this a valuabe reference book as well as a practical manual.

Customer Reviews:

All you need to know to start your own compost.......2007-08-26

I must say that I knew most of the stuff contained in the book, since the web contains a LOT of information. Nevertheless, the online info is quite dispersed. Here you can have all the knowledge in one book. Also, I did not give it 5 stars, because I think it still lacks a bit of professionalism; the author indeed knew a lot from decades for worm composting, but still, a lot of her knowledge was empiric and seems unsure of some of the causes. For instance, she emphasizes a lot on cold climates and gives little info on hot climates.

Good Instructions.......2007-07-04

This book had very compete instructions on the worm composting system. In fact, it was so good, that after reading it, I decided that the amount of care they would need was more than I wanted to take on.

Recycling to the Max.......2007-06-09

More and more people are developing an interest in non-toxic methods of horticulture and agriculture. Not only that, but the limitations of landfills, the expense of fossil fuels, and the growing body of evidence showing a relationship between human activity and global warming is leading us to consider the wisdom of recycling. Everything. So here we are with a natural, inexpensive method of enriching our soil, and making it disease and pest resistant. This book is a great introduction to the topic of vermiculture. It may take a while before you actually get up the courage to do it, because the book does not adequately dramatize and address the fears and revulsions most people have to rotting, decomposition, and the like. But still, it's a good book.

Hurray for Worms.......2007-03-09

This book is very informative. My only negative comment is that sometimes the information is hard to find when going back for reference.

I've had my worms for 3 days now and a few have escaped. Overall they seem happy to eat the food I've put in the home I made for them, but plastic tubs the size and shape that she recommends are pretty impossible to find. I don't know if this is why some of them are trying to leave. I hope to get an upgrade in worm housing for an upcoming birthday and perhaps this will eliminate the wanderlust some of them are feeling.

How I rate "Worms Eat My Garbage" by Mary Appelhof.......2007-01-04

This is a great book! Not only was it easy to read, I found everything I needed to know and more. The book is filled with a nice blend of scientific information presented with a light-hearted often amusing approach.

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition

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Great for the environment
I now have a composting toilet behind the house
WOW!!
Everyone should read this!
Insightful and well grounded book

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition
Joseph C. Jenkins
Manufacturer: Jenkins Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The New Create an Oasis With Greywater: Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systms - Includes Branched Drains
Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks
Builder's Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction & Remodeling; A Supplement to the Book "Create an Oasis With Greywater"
Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants

ASIN: 0964425831

Book Description

There are almost seven billion defecating people on planet Earth, but few who have any clue about how to constructively handle the burgeoning mountain of human crap. The Humanure Handbook, third edition, will amuse you, educate you, and possibly offend you, but it will certainly pertain to you—unless, of course, your bowels never move.
This new edition of The Humanure Handbook is:

The Tenth Anniversary Edition

Richly illustrated with eye-candy artwork

Perfect for reading while sitting on the “throne”

Revised, improved, and updated

256 pages of crap

Customer Reviews:

Great for the environment.......2007-07-25

Due to a plumbing fault in the house, my family have been composting in the back garden on a daily basis for over a year. What a bonus to stumble upon this book and find out that our actions have been helping to preserve the future of our planet! A number of residents in our street have complainined that the local environment has been suffering from some kind of unpleasant air pollution of late, so we feel proud to be putting something back.

I now have a composting toilet behind the house.......2007-06-21

This was our primary source material for building and maintaining our composting toilet. Works great, saves on water, makes for good plant food, and only smells like sawdust inside.

WOW!!.......2007-05-12

This book combines humor, biology, humor, facts, humor, and specific instructions. Did I mention humor? ;-)

It is also incredibly thought-provoking. The author points out that we are one of the few countries that defecate in our drinking water.

We now have two composting toilets. The one we spent over a $1000 for before we bought the book and the $50 one we built after we bought the book. Guess which one is easier to deal with?!

Everyone should read this!.......2007-03-12

Wonderful book that I wish everyone would read. Great information.

Insightful and well grounded book.......2007-03-10

The author created a masterpiece with this book, combining his vast experience of producing humanure with scientific insight, and great humor which made the book fun to read. I'm convinced that composting manure is the safest way to safely deal with our own excrement. Our society has got to be crazy to be flushing this immensely valuable resource to be dealt with later as it ends up polluting our rivers, oceans, and drinking water. I highly recommend this book to any concious reader who would like to greatly reduce their impact upon this earth.

Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling Yard Clippings

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excellent for beginners
This book is like having a neighbor show us how to compost.

Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling Yard Clippings

Manufacturer: Harmonious Technologies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)
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Urban Compost Tumbler Uct-9 - This Garden Composter Is Far Superior to an Old Fashioned Compost Bin. Makes Composting Fast, Easy & Clean. - Makes a Great Gift Idea for a Gardener

ASIN: 0962976830

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There have been many articles over the years about the benefits of composting for gardeners, but living in the city without a yard, this reviewer never really thought it was something that would apply to me with my handful of flower boxes and potted plants outside. Joke's on me! This book tells you everything you need to know about composting and household refuse, and most importantly, how to get STARTED, and will be enough to convince you to finally get organized and go for it.

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excellent for beginners.......2004-11-14

Earlier this summer I developed an interest in gardening, and especially the at-home composting. I found that this book was recommended to me more than any other.

I picked it up at my local library and was surprised at how thorough it was. After all, who knew that there were so many methods to composting?

This book helped me to quickly and easily set up my first compost pile, which is coming along great. It even has tips for indoor composters!

This book is like having a neighbor show us how to compost........1998-11-25

How do we demystify the simple act of home composting? This easy to read book is the next best thing to having a helpful neighbor show us how to compost. During my past 10 years as a compost evangelist, I have conducted home composting workshops for thousands of people. Backyard Composting is often distributed by sponsoring agencies for public education and included with the purchase of a compost bin. I like the way this book combines basic how-to's and a holistic perspective of how compost fits in to the notion of sustainability, recycling, and permaculture.

Composting: Nature's Recyclers (Amazing Science) (Amazing Science)

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Composting: Nature's Recyclers (Amazing Science) (Amazing Science)
Robin Koontz
Manufacturer: Picture Window Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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A Handful of Dirt

ASIN: 1404821945

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Oh no? Oh Yes!
Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for young people
What fun By Gosh
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A Valuable Tool

Compost, By Gosh!
Michelle Eva Portman
Manufacturer: Flower Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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Wiggling Worms at Work (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
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Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment

ASIN: 0942256166

Book Description

Author Michelle Eva Portman presents a wonderful adventure where a young girl and her mom convert a storage box into a house for their new pets. The box becomes a vermicomposting bin and the pets are redworms. Portman's poetic, rhyming couplets provide a grand explanation of the process of vermicomposting in a manner that the youngest reader/listener will enjoy. The story is accompanied by adorable illustrations. The book includes How To and Resources sections to encourage further exploration of vermicomposting.

Customer Reviews:

Oh no? Oh Yes!.......2003-03-23

When I first heard that the Worm Queen in Kalamazoo (Mary Appelhof) had published a kids' book on vermicomposting, my reaction was cautious. Last year someone sent me one that was just too cute--and inaccurately showed red wigglers with eyes!
Hurrah for Compost, By Gosh!--it's just right! It combines charm with accuracy and clear, brief instructions for a parent who wants to say, "Yes!" to the child who begs, "Mom, can we have worms composting in our house?"
Can't wait to read it at Earth Day 2003 celebration to children who live in my six-building apartment complex in New York City. -Naomi Dagen Bloom, Composting in Manhattan

Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for young people.......2003-03-11

Written and illustrated by Michelle Eva Portman, Compost By Gosh! is a simple, rhyming children's book about the joy of making compost - the process of letting worms eat leftover food and turn into that material into something which is perfect for fertilizing plants. Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for young people who want to make their own compost (under adult supervision) round out this excellent and very highly recommended instructional book for budding young gardeners.

What fun By Gosh.......2003-02-15

Great book! Fun, Funny, Educational, with a message yet!
Describes a wonderful project to start with your kids.

Book Review.......2003-02-14

Michelle Eva Portman has created a story filled with learning and mystery. With colorful pictures and short, rhyming text she describes the entire composting cycle from food waste to healthy plants. A valuable tool for parents and teachers, as young readers could easily see this story come to life in their home or classroom. We will be using this delightful book to start off our children's wormshops at our demonstration garden.

By Laura Plant
Compost Educator
City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture
Vancouver, BC

A Valuable Tool.......2003-02-12

Book Description

Learn how to manage yard and kitchen waste and transform it into a rich, dark, hummusy soil amendment. Discover the leading options available and the specific information needed to utilize each one.

Customer Reviews:

Actual useful practical advice.......2006-10-30

This is a great little paperback on the basics of composting. Just about everything I have learned about composting is here. I higly recommend this to anyone interested in composting or vegetable gardening. All the important topics are covered: from basic understanding of the decomposition process, to particle size, to bin construction, equipment, and using the finished product.

Easy composting.......2001-03-04

It is a veru usefull book to help the Mother Nature in the processing of the waste in our home and land. I recomend it a lot!!!

Control of Odors and Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants (Manual of Practice, No. 25) (Manual of Practice, No. 25.)

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Control of Odors and Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants (Manual of Practice, No. 25) (Manual of Practice, No. 25.)
Water Environment Federation
Manufacturer: Water Environment Federation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1572781890
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Book Description

This manual is intended to be the principal reference of contemporary practice for professionals involved in managing air emissions from wastewater systems. This includes odors as well as other regulated air pollutants.

Worm Composting: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-188 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-188)

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Worm Composting: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-188 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-188)
Joshua D. Nelson
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1580171400

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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Beyond 40 Percent : Record-Setting Recycling and Composting Programs

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Beyond 40 Percent : Record-Setting Recycling and Composting Programs
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Manufacturer: Island Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

A practical guide for communities trying to solve their solid waste disposal problems.

THE BIOCYCLE GUIDE TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING
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THE BIOCYCLE GUIDE TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING

Manufacturer: The JG Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H5DH9O

Customer Reviews:

A photo album of the night sky.......2006-06-08

This was a great idea-- a book of photographic maps covering the entire sky. I purchased my copy from another website for much less than it was sold here.

The book could have been improved if it had closeup maps enlarging parts of the sky which contain many objects-- even individual constellations such as Cygnus, Orion, Sagitarius, and Virgo, which contain many galaxies, clusters, and other objects of interest to the observer. The wide field photos simply can't show everything of what the sky has to offer.

Still, this is a unique atlas and deserves a place in every amateur astronomer's library. It is the perhaps the only photographic atlas now available which shows many of the stars visible to the naked eye and in binoculars.

A new perspective on star atlases.......2001-05-01

There are no errors in the plotting of any of the objects shown in this star atlas. Why? Because all the maps are photographs! Each map consists of an unmarked photograph, a black and white copy of the photograph marked with star names and other useful landmarks, and a text description of many of the interesting objects on the map.

The authors have made a supreme and largely successful effort to calibrate the colors and scale to match human perception of the night sky. A few notable nebulae and stars appear different in the atlas than what we would actually see due to the differing sensitivities of film and human eyes to certain wavelengths of light. Also, the limiting magnitude of the maps correlates closely with what binoculars can see, not what the human eye can see. Consequently, sometimes the sheer overload of stars and objects visible on the map can be confusing.

All 88 constellations are covered, some on several photographs. Because each map covers such a large area of the sky, many of the deep sky objects noted in the text are difficult to pick out. Also, it seems that for some maps the text was written for earlier or later exposures than what was actually published. This is evident after looking for variable stars mentioned as "bright" in the text that are not even present on the photograph!

Overall, a great work but no substitute for a "real" star atlas like Sky Atlas 2000. A bit expensive for its usefulness, but obviously a labor of love for the authors and great for casual naked-eye or binocular stargazing.

GREAT ATLAS BUT ONE GLARING IMPERFECTION........1997-12-15

The book is generally awesome. The entire sky is photographeddown to 8th magnitude (meaning you need binoculars to see them all inthe sky) stars. Typically each full-page photo has three back-up pages including narrative and a corresponding chart which identifies all the interesting objects. Now here's where the book is frustrating: Pages 14 through 19 contain ultra wide angle photos which together DO NOT cover the entire sky. Also, these ultra wide angle photos are miniaturized and don't get the same treatment as the photos in the rest of the book. The result is a beautiful book that shows a lot of "trees", elating amateur astronomers, but which does not show "the forest". Beginner astronomers who want to quickly, photographically see the relative positions of constellations must turn elsewhere.

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The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas
Eckhard Slawik , and Uwe Reichert
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Falkau atlas: Photographic star atlas. 1950.0

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The Falkau atlas: Photographic star atlas. 1950.0
Hans Vehrenberg
Manufacturer: Treugesell-Verlag
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007B5OGW

Galactic coordinates for plate centers of the Palomar Sky-Atlas, (The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series)

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Galactic coordinates for plate centers of the Palomar Sky-Atlas, (The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series)
Vera C Rubin
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007F7U4C

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Star dust: a photographic star atlas
H. B Webb
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True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas

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True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas
C. Papadopoulos
Manufacturer: Pergamon Pr
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ASIN: 0080244580

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