Ahh, the art of composting in your kitchen! All year long for those who live in colder climates, you can compost kitchen scraps without even leaving the house. Red wigglers devour veggie scraps and the resulting worm poop makes some of the best houseplant food you can get. Beyond that, you have a colony of little red wigglers to pass off to friends so they can start their own vermiculture project as well. Oh yeah, and for you fisherman out there…..red wigglers are one of the …

What Is Compost?
Compost is one of nature’s purest soil amendments. You can use compost to condition your soil, as a mulch to prevent weeds and retain moisture, and most importantly, use it to avoid using commercial fertilizers which are usually derived from nasty chemicals and minerals. Chemical fertilizers can actually do more harm to your soil than good. Once you begin adding chemicals to your soil, the natural organisms that occur within the soil are killed. These organisms assist in the breakdown and availability of nutrients to …