Thanks for stopping by the Red Worm Composting Squidoo lens. If you have any interest in vermicomposting or composting in general then you may find this page interesting...eventually (still definitely a work in progress). So why  worm composting? What's the big deal? Well, the obsession can be tracked back to my first real encounter with an indoor worm composting bin. ... http://www.squidoo.com/redwormcomposting Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:24:11 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sat, 24 May 2008 13:09:07 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/redwormcomposting Thanks for stopping by the Red Worm Composting Squidoo lens. If you have any interest in vermicomposting or composting in general then you may find this page interesting...eventually (still definitely a work in progress). So why  worm composting? What's the big deal? Well, the obsession can be tracked back to my first real encounter with an indoor worm composting bin. It was 1998 (or '99) and I was working for an environmental consulting firm in Brampton Ontario. One of my co-workers kept what looked like a bluebox recycling bin under her desk. As I discovered, it was actually an indoor 'worm bin' that she put most of her biodegradeable lunch scraps into (apple cores, banana peels etc). Apparently, our firm's toxicology lab - where she worked - occasionally did toxicology work using red wiggler worms (poor little guys!), so she simply kept some of them, along with the bin that came from the vermicomposting supply company. I was totally fascinated! I had heard of worm composting before but really had NO idea what that meant (I just assumed it involved a bin of soil with your typical 'garden variety' of worms). Thankfully, my co-worker was a kindly soul, and could see that I was bursting with genuine enthusiasm, so she offered to let me take a bunch of worms home to start my own bin. The rest, as they say, is history!  Over the years I've set up many different worm bins, ranging in size from small plastic tubs up to large outdoor bins. I've witnessed first-hand most of the trials and tribulations that can be encountered by inexperienced worm composters, and have lost my fair share of worms. I've also witnessed the unbelievable effect that vermicompost can have on plant growth - this in itself is one of the major reasons I've remained such a passionate vermicomposter! After a year an a half of promoting vermicomposting online (via RedWormComposting.com), I'm now selling composting worms (with other composting products on the way). I'm not sure where all this is going to lead, but I'm pretty excited to be able to work in a field I'm so passionate about! Sat, 24 May 2008 13:09:07 -0600