BIRCH RUN, Mich. (WNEM) – 5Heart Earthworm Farm in Birch Run held its second annual Earthworm Festival on Saturday. The event took place on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 5Heart Earthworm ...

Sustainable agriculture refers to the production of food from plants or animals, using different agricultural techniques that protect communities, the environment and animal welfare. The extensive use ...

Organic composting has become increasingly popular, and one fairly straightforward way to accomplish it is the installation of a worm farm. Raising earthworms for composting or commercial bait, also ...

Cover crops are lauded for their ability to recharge the soil. The most well-known benefit of using a cover crop—often a legume planted off-season—is in lending more nitrogen to the soil. And that’s ...

Earthworms dramatically alter soil structure, water movement, nutrient dynamics, and plant growth. They are not essential to all healthy soil systems, but their presence is usually an indicator of a ...

Worm farms make better use of high-nutrient material (such as food scraps from the kitchen) than compost heaps, and processes it more quickly. Around 1000 worms are a good starting number. They can be ...