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The importance of carbon in home composting

We cannot emphasise the importance of carbon in home composting enough! Add at least as much carbon (brown) materials to your worm farm as you do food scraps etc (greens). Preferably more! A lot more if possible. The great thing about carbon rich materials is they are not “putrescible” and so wont stink, even if […]

We are ten!

Happy birthday to us! Wormlovers has just turned 10 years young – a whole decade of dedicated worm loving and worm sharing! A tenth anniversary is a good time to reflect on our journey so far and give ourselves (and YOU dear supporter!) a little pat on the back. At times it’s been a hard […]

Plastia, solution to small space compositng & gardening. On sale now!

Wormlovers have been delighted to work with our partner Ryset to introuduce you the European designer series PLASTIA, which is on sale now for Christmas. If you are not yet familiar with their products, here is a brief outline of the smartly-designed gardening and products. Small Berberis Self-watering Planters Berberis 60 $49 […]

Marnebek school’s five hungry bin worm farm composting program

The following is a report back from Dale Sturrock, a Science/ Horticulture teacher at Marnebek School on how they use their Hungry Bin Worm Farms to teach students their science curriculum. Our school of 220 students collect over 20kg of compost a week from our classroom bins. Our composting program is 2.5 years, which has always been a […]

Using compost and other biological additives to increase soil carbon and drawdown CO2

Research has shown that more carbon can be sequestered through increasing microbial action in healthy soils by application of compost (coupled with other land use changes) than any other methodology, including tree planting. Soil carbon drawdown is the quickest, cheapest (and most intelligent!) way to halt and reverse climate change, with some amazing co-benefits such as healthier […]

School kids in FNQ love the Wormlovers Starter Kit

We were delighted to supply a dozen Wormlovers’ composting and worm farming starter kits to Croydon Shire Council, up in the gulf of Carpentaria, Far North Queensland, as part of their sustainability initiatives for school holidays. The kits were used to stimulate interest and enthusiasm for sustainable organic waste recycling. The local kids loved the […]

Commercial scale multi-bin worm farm systems

With over 15 years of experience composting with worms, Wormlovers have found the Hungry Bin to be the most efficient and easiest to use worm farm on the market for commercial waste streams. Hungry bins can be set up in multiple units to manage any scale waste stream, and unlike most other waste technologies, worm […]

Free online home composting workshop

In case you haven’t heard about it, we are shouting it out again— Wormlovers is working with local governments to supply subsidised home composting and small space growing products. If you are a resident of City of Greater Geelong or Wyndham, you can get up to 50% off RRP for our products through the council websites […]

Share your home composting and growing story and win a $100 voucher!

Are you using one of the following products from the “Plastia” family? Urbalive worm farm Urbalive self-watering planters Plastia Bokashi Composter Berberis self-watering planters We would love to hear from you if have recently set up your own “nutrient cycle” with them (see picture below). Please send us photos and stories about how you are […]

“Love the worm love the world” tees and caps are back!

We finally have the very popular Wormlovers’ tees shirts and caps back in stock, and as a (re)introductory offer they are on sale so you save $10! To purchase please head to our online shop. Free delivery Australia-wide. What’s on offer Wormlovers Cap $49 $39 save $10 Wormlovers T-shirt $59 $49 save $10 […]

Apartment composting & City Compost Network

Do you live in an apartment block and are concerned about your food waste going to the landfill? Our friends Xuan and Rose just started their project “City Compost Network”, and they are interviewing apartment and community compost facilities set up and management in 2022. The very first interview is with Pumphouse Apartments in North […]

How to be an expert home composter

Top 10 easy to follow rules for ultimate worm farm and compost bin health. 1. What is the best advice for someone new to home composting? Don’t sweat the small stuff! Follow the main guidelines and don’t get too anxious about the details and all will be well. From all the enquiries over the years […]