Worms Eat My Garbage, 35th Anniversary Edition: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System: Compost Food Waste, Produce Fertilizer for Houseplants and Garden, and Educate Your Kids and Family

If you want to get some over-all knowledge about worm composting before you start a worm bin this is a good book to read. It's more for the home worm box than for someone wanting to go into the business of raising worms. Her style is easy to read and comprehend. Highly recommend.

Modern internet denizens will know the author Mary Applehof from the YouTube channel Red Letter Media, who reviewed her video "Wormania". Despite the jokes told on the show, Mary is indeed a real-life worm expert, and this is a great introductory book for vermicomposting. For those who don't yet know, vermicomposting uses worms instead - rather than heat or catalysts - to process vegetable matter, paper, and lawn waste into usable compost.My use case: I started using the WormFactory 360 to process kitchen waste. I was looking for some expert advice as gardening sites on the internet tend to be full of old people who repeat a lot of ancient "wisdom" that's necessarily up to modern scientific standards. Between this book and the instructions that came with my WF360, my worms have been doing great for the last month.How up-to-date is the book: It's worth noting that Mary passed away in 2005, so while this book was edited and re-published in 2017, the information isn't bleeding edge new. There have been many changes in the industry since then, including the proliferation of ready-made home solutions available in places like Amazon, as well as a shift in where people get their worms - again, available right here. So the information is mostly tailed to older styles of vermicomposting, which generally involved larger setups intended to process waste for a whole farm or household, rather than the small apartment affairs which are more popular now. Having said that, most of the information in this book will be helpful to anyone no matter their setup, but you may have to thumb past some pages about larger outdoor setups to get to things that interest you.The book itself: Includes everything you ever wanted to know - and lots you may not even WANT to know - about worms. From the types of worms used in composting, to what foods they like, to how they breed. It's all here. Want to know what temperature worms can operate in, or how to build your own compost pile, or what pests may infest a poorly maintained composter? It's all here. There are even record sheets you can print out, a list of references, and metric conversions for people who use backward Imperial measurement (like me)!Overall: Highly recommended. As noted, add in a giant caveat that the information isn't particularly relevant to a modern apartment setup with a device like the WormFactory. I haven't yet found a perfect book for that. But in general terms, "Worms Eat My Garbage" contains enough information to get almost anyone started with vermicomposting, and it's a great guide to have around to troubleshoot common issues - such as what to do if you ever get flies laying eggs in your compost.

The book was easy to read and follow, detailed a good bit about overall kitchen scrap removal via worms. I enjoyed author's point of view. Great book if you simply want to vermicompost kitchen scraps. For people who want larger scale worm raising, it still offers some good foundational reading.

If you want to learn more about worms this is the book

There is a LOT of information in this book. If you are thinking about starting a worm composting bin then this is the book for you. It literally tells you what to do and why from start to end.

Worms Eat My Garbage is one of the highest recommended books on Amazon. So surely it must be thorough? Is worm poop awesome for plants? Full disclosure: I have used vermicompost (worm poop) in my garden before and I love it. Having spent years trying to master composting and bokashi, I’m just letting my dogs eat my food scraps at this point. But could worm compost be the simplest solution. I don’t know about you, but I am far too busy to sit and sort all the materials going into my compost tumbler to figure out how much brown to green is in my pile. So when a book says that I can harness the power of worms while I shop for more plants, then I’d wade waist deep into this poopy gold rush just to see if it's true.This book begins at the complexities (scientifically speaking) and then answers every question a person could possibly think of in the subject of vermicomposting. There are even several plans for building bins for worms, tips for multiplying your worms, even a glossary for all the new worm-related terms that you will learn from reading this suspiciously thin worm-manual. There are adorable illustrations of worms throughout the book. Although worms don’t really have eyes. The book made sure to mention this. From the informative yet playful writing style to all the easy to follow worm calculations, this book is amazing! In fact I caught my own mother trying to steal it from me, “What? It looked kinda cute. Maybe I want to grow my own worm bin?”. Maybe this worm thing is catching on? You read it and you decide. #poopygoldrush

For anyone new to worm farming, this is THE BOOK to help you get started. I own a few worm books now, but this one was probably the most informative, beginner-friendly one of the bunch. If you are looking for one solid resource to help you get started in this hobby, look no further. This covers pretty much all you need to know as a hobbyist, and even goes into some more commercial aspects.

Absolutely love this easy read & motivating guide book.It’s clear, straightforward & definitely worth buying before investing in (or building your own) worm farm.Includes a great guide to help determine what type of system would suit you & your needs according to your resources.

I didn’t expect to get this much out of a book about worms! Lots of information in here and some good tips for being more earth friendly—I love how the author(s) have taken into account how to keep the worm bin a process that uses materials that also lower our environmental footprint and that they examine the resources you would traditionally use to manage a worm bin (and how we should be responsible about changing our environments when we dispose of the worms).There is also something in here for all levels of experience and energy. Several sections are laid out based on how much work you want to put into the maintenance of the bin and what you want to use it for.Practical, easy to understand and easy to implement!

Precioso libro fruto de la experiencia a escala doméstica de más de 40 años compostando con lombrices. Contiene muchos trucos y conocimientos valiosos para poner en marcha tu propia planta de tratamiento de residuos domésticos en casa

Details on getting started, different types of bins, not just worm factories. The taking care of, bedding and, feeding of your worms. It tells you what you can use the waste (vermicompost) for as well.

I like older versions better—a different format with not as good illustrations.