|
Worms on the Web
Worms (and more) on the World Wide Web
The Internet has quickly become a great resource for students and teachers alike. Here is a list of vermicomposting Internet resources. Also, check out the extensive list of resources and worm and compost suppliers at www.nyccompost.org. Basic Worm Composting Information
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/faculty/sherman
Basic composting information, an extensive link list, and illustrated materials on large-scale vermicomposting operations make this a site to bookmark.
http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html
Created by City Farmer, Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture, this site answers the questions: why, what, where, and how.
http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0372/0003/0012-e.asp
Here’s a good overview of the composting process that even talks about worm pits and includes a French translation. Sites for Kids and Educators
http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/composting.html
Cornell University’s composting website offers concise descriptions of compost "critters" and is illustrated with drawings and photos. Several interesting pages contain teacher resources and possible student projects. Be sure to check out the section on weird and unusual composting http://compost.css.cornell.edu/weird.html.
http://www.howtocompost.org
Articles and hundreds of links found here cover all aspects of composting.
http://www.vermitech.com/worm_fr.htm
This page from Vermitech Systems has detailed information on worm biology.
http://www.wormdigest.org
Earthworm Digest offers many excellent articles online.
http://www.wormwoman.com
Mary Appelhof’s website packs in lots of information and trivia. You can even see clips of a worm’s hearts (it has five pairs!) and baby worms hatching from a cocoon. Check out the vermicomposting classics, Worms Eat My Garbage and Worms Eat Our Garbage, and other publications.
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/
This colorful website geared toward kids features things like "Worm World" and interviews with different types of worms. Technical and Academic Sites
http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-159.html
New Mexico State University’s composting publication features several descriptions of composting and mulching as well as a lengthy list of chemical characteristics (pH, nitrogen, phosphorous, iron, etc.) for different mulches, composts, and manures. Commercial/Business Sites
http://www.vermico.com
Want to brew your own compost tea? Interested in vermicycling? Worm supplier VermiCo keeps its site well stocked with the latest product information and an informative newsletter, Casting Call.
http://www.wormfarm.com
Find out how you can help save the planet with a few thousand worms and a Worm-A-Roo™. Also of Note:
Organic Renewal Enterprises
c/o Lower East Side Ecology Center
P.O. Box 20488
New York, NY 10009
P: 212.477.4022
E-mail: oreinc@earthlink.net
Contact: Christine, Kate, Tara
NYC’s only worm retailer is a great resource for worms, worm bins, compost bins, potting soil, and vermicompost, which costs $17 per lb.
Willingham Worm Farm
74 S. Collins Street
Reynolds, GA 31076
P: 478.847.9426
E-mail: wworm@pstel.net
Contact: Sybil
This Georgia outfit keeps QBG well supplied with worms. |
