Got the Veg Growing - Now get the Worms!

March 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Around the world wormeries are coming more and more into the spotlight as governments strive to reduce the level of household waste ending up in landfill sites and look to make better use of the resources that we have available. On a personal level it is actually very easy to contribute to both of these aims while also ending up with supremely rich compost and fertiliser, and all with the help of the humble worm.

Mike Woolnough has discovered that worms and their by-products improve his crops enormously, making use of household scraps and rubbish that previously went into his bin. So impressed by it all, urban farmer Mike has written a book about it. Starting from a small wormery in the conservatory or garden, hetakes you step by step up to a sophisticated system capable of handling all your garden waste, or processing that huge heap of livestock manure that you were wondering how to dispose of, plus a host of other waste items along the way.

His book, Worms and Wormeries, is a practical guide to looking after the wormery and is a welcome addition to the smallholder/good lifers shelf. Written with humour and accompanied by photographs and a few cartoons his book really does ensure that having a wormery is no longer just for a few dedicated allotmanteers but a ready solution for most house holds preparing for the inevitable chip and bin future and anybody wanting to reduce, reuse and recyle!

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Mike Woolnough lives a life of self-sufficiency, growing his own fruit and vegetables on four council allotments, where he also keeps livestock. He is concerned about all aspects of the ‘green’ debate that faces us and future generations and can be frequently be found jumping onto his soapbox in the articles that he writes for various magazines. His 'Urban Farmer's Diary is a regular feature in Home Farmer magazine