Sometimes you know what you shouldn't do, and yet somehow you end up doing it anyway. I was looking to fatten up a bin of European...

Plenty of folks are interested in using worms for compost because they see the global benefit of recycling, and diverting a portion of...

There are any number of studies online about the benefits of using vermicompost to grow healthy, vibrant plants, but we wanted to do our...

We took on a new project this spring, preparing a first-ever vermitrench at the farm. The idea is to dig a trench (about 18 inches...

It's the busy season for gardeners and farmers, preparing the soil, planting seedlings, cleaning up the accumulated detritus of winter....

This week, our celestial view includes the "Full Worm Moon" according to the Farmer's Almanac — meaning the full moon that corresponds to...

As spring approaches (slowly, ever so slowly!) I'm always fascinated at how warm it feels when the sun is shining and the temperatures...

It's snowing again, and the high temperature today didn't get out of the teens (Fahrenheit). We were near zero overnight last night. By...

As another winter storm enveloped the Adirondack region (and much of the Northeast overall) yesterday, it would’ve been easy to call the...

We have two teenage boys on the farm. They are great, but can be confounding to other humans. It got me thinking about a comparison...

We realize working with worms (formally known as "vermiculture") is something most people aren't familiar with, and there's a fair bit of...

We were talking with someone today who was a bit squeamish about worms (noted they are slimy and all). While worms need to live in moist...

Using worms to recycle waste material that might otherwise go to a landfill and turning it into super-charged natural compost is deeply...

Click to see a short video on how we keep our worms warm during the winter – even in a blizzard!

We may be a bit biased about the benefits of worms, but it's not unfounded. A study last year that looked at earthworm extracts found...

A snowstorm is forecast for this coming weekend, and for worms and other creatures that live below ground, that's a good thing. While our...

Most people only think about worms after a summer rain, when they see a bunch of them out on the sidewalk, or when they go fishing. The...

I've been focused on the "back-end" prep work throughout 2018, preparing the worm beds (and giving the worms some TLC) for our first...

We're thrilled with our logo - designed by a good friend and very talented graphic designer at Graphic Acuity. Check out his work at...

During the holiday season, there can be a lot of stress (I think the euphemistic term is 'hustle and bustle'). It's no different on a...