Resources
As with so many topics, there is a ton of information on the Internet about vermicomposting and vermiculture. The challenge is separating the good information from the bad. There are many, many people simply repeating information they found elsewhere without testing it or verifying its truthfulness.
Here are a number of resources which we feel have been developed by people who truly understand what it takes to be successful with vermicomposting.
Vermicomposting Horse Manure
http://equineextension.colostate.edu/content/view/171/57/
Discusses large-scale use of vermicomposting with Eisenia fetida to process horse manure. Published by the Colorado State University Extension
Book: Recycle With Earthworms: The Red Wiggler Connection
http://www.amazon.com/Recycle-Earthworms-Red-Wiggler-Connection/dp/0914116320
Our current favorite book on the topic. Not as cute as “Worms Eat My Garbage” by Mary Appelhof, but seems to be more informative and written by people with more experience in larger-scale vermicomposting (in addition to small-scale home bins).
Got other good resources? Please post below, or tell us via our Contact Page. Thanks!
nomadneedles said,
October 13, 2008 @ 8:50 pm
Just found your blog – are you still interested in resources? I’ve learned a lot from Bentley at http://www.redwormcomposting.com.
Also, the social networking site http://vermicomposters.ning.com/ is a great forum for learning. Not sure if these are the types of things you’re looking for but they’ve definitely helped me.
thanks!
Robyn
matt steiman said,
February 8, 2009 @ 10:42 pm
HI! Are you still selling worm bins? I saw your wooden bins at the 2006 NOFA conference and they were memorable! If not do you know where I can get plans for a student project?
Thanks!
Matt Steiman
Dickinson College Farm, PA
jaseroberts said,
June 15, 2009 @ 11:05 am
Hi Matt, I’d love to take credit for the bins you saw at 2006 NOFA, but we weren’t there. I’ll plan to post some plans in the coming weeks. The boxes I use are pretty basic rectangular boxes using rot-resistant hemlock as the material.
John Scott said,
March 12, 2009 @ 10:30 am
Unfortunately, the Colorado article on vermicomposting of horse manure is gone, and I cannot find it anywhere on their site.
-John
jaseroberts said,
June 15, 2009 @ 11:03 am
Thanks for letting me know, John. I found a new link at http://equineextension.colostate.edu/content/view/171/57/ (fixed above). I’m not 100% certain this is the same publication — I remember it being more detailed.