The many worms that turned

The Press;  February 20, 1999 ;     533 words ......plunges her hands into soil alive with worms. ``It's so warm. Aren't they lovely...The Worm Lady, Sheryl Stivens, loves her worms -- millions and millions of them -- and she loves her work. She is convinced that worms hold the answer to getting rid of much...

Worms with green thumbs

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 3, 2001 ;     648 words ...Seeking a solution to a cleaner planet? The worms have it. So say the founders of Wormwise...soil. ''Some people have vermiphobia, but (worms) don't bother me at all.'' A self-described...vermicomposting,'' or composting with worms. He's happily raised hundreds of thousands...

Worms get taste for waste

The Press;  June 25, 1998 ;     507 words ......income. Vermicast New Zealand director Chase Devaliet said worms could deal with cow-shed waste and compacted pasture...properties. Farmers could also earn a good income by farming worms. The worms eat 300 tonnes of food a year to provide an income of...

Gardening: The worms that turn soil rich.(Features)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  January 26, 2002 ;     648 words ......tendencies and think about creating our own wormery. Worms are among the most beneficial organisms in the garden...made using special bins with a tap in the base. Tiger worms or brandling worms - smaller and redder than ordinary earthworms - are...

EARTHWORMS; TEENAGER MATT POOLE STARTED OUT WITH A BUCKET OF WORMS AND NOW...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MARK BRUMLEY Staff Writer ASHEBORO -- Some people look at worms and see just that - slimy, icky worms. But Matt Poole looks at worms - red wigglers, to be precise - and sees green, as in money. Poole, 17, a junior at Asheboro...

A HANDFUL OF WORMS, A BOX, BEDDING AND YOU'RE READY

The Columbian;  January 4, 1998 ;     700+ words ......only things you need are a bin, bedding, worms and food scraps. Bins: Most bins are made...refrigerators and freezers.Since the type of worms used in vermiculture are surface-feeders...for aeration. It also needs a lid, since worms are light sensitive. Washington State University...

Worms aboard Columbia found alive in debris

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  May 4, 2003 ;     397 words ......one expected anything to survive. Turns out worms are pretty sturdy. Thousands of microscopic worms - sent to space in an experiment run by NASA...and the subsequent crash to the ground. The worms were discovered Monday in Houston when NASA...

Gardening: The worms that turn soil rich; The humble earthworm is a...

The Birmingham Post (England);  January 26, 2002 ;     416 words ......tendencies and think about creating our own wormery. Worms are among the most beneficial organisms in the garden...made using special bins with a tap in the base. Tiger worms or brandling worms - smaller and redder than ordinary earthworms - are...

Calif. Encourages Bringing Worms to Work

AP Online;  October 11, 2006 ;     604 words ......building sits a plastic bin filled with worms wriggling in rotting lettuce. Public servants...box or the note above it: "Quiet please. Worms at work." Always on the cutting edge of...public and private-sector employees to bring worms to work so that the creatures can chew...

Mirror WORKS: You soon pick it up! HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD...

The Mirror (London, England);  September 13, 2007 ;     677 words ......hurry to wriggle out of it. You'd be amazed who needs worms, says Nigel Baker of Worms Direct at the firm's HQ in Maldon, Essex. Schools...needed for documentaries or even films! We have sent worms to the Albert Hall for Blue Peter and supplied Disney...

California: Bring Worms to Work

AP Online;  October 11, 2006 ;     604 words ......building sits a plastic bin filled with worms wriggling in rotting lettuce. Public servants...box or the note above it: "Quiet please. Worms at work." Always on the cutting edge of...public and private-sector employees to bring worms to work so that the creatures can chew...

JUST YOU AND YOUR WORMS: VERMICULTURE MADE EASY

The Columbian;  April 16, 1998 ;     582 words ......only things you need are a bin, bedding, worms, and food scraps. Bins: Most bins are made...old refrigerators and freezers. Because worms used in vermiculture are surface-feeders...aeration. It also needs a lid, because worms are light-sensitive. Bedding: Most people...

Turning a profit with worms by the million; EARLY DOORS 3Courses.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 26, 2003 ;     503 words ......Jones soon hopes to have millions of worms as he expands his wriggly business. He...Mr Jones, 55, said: ``My interest in worms stems from being a fisherman -and I began wondering if I could produce worms for myself. ``It started six months ago...

Home fertilizer -- harness the power of red worms

Oakland Tribune;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......your friends. Specifically, red wiggler worms, scientifically known as Eisenia fetida...of the sun. Despite our differences, red worms and gardeners can have a mutually beneficial...is the first bedding and food for your worms. Also collect a couple of days worth of...

Wriggling recyclers Students count composte worms.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  September 25, 2001 ;     431 words ......your hands downright dirty. But the 309 worms recently counted by Longwood Elementary...spent an hour Thursday picking small, red worms out of soil and making new bedding for...creatures they found. Students were harvesting worms, explained the Naperville school's library...