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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 […]

Second-hand multi-bin worm farm system for sale

Used 3 bin Hungry Bin worm farm system with rack and signage. Normally $3250 and the sale price is only $1900 (not including delivery and installation). If you are interested, please contact us for details. […]

Meet the new Plastia Bokashi composter

The European designer Plastia Bokashi composter is finally available to the OZ market now and we are proud to introduce you to this wonderful product, as well as the magic of Bokashi composting. What is Bokashi composting? Bokashi composter is an indoor bin designed for the processing of organic household waste, which uses a special […]

Join the QVM Sustainability Tour and celebrate the International Compost Awareness Week

To celebrate the International Compost Awareness Week in the first week of May, we will be joining Queen Victoria Market as part of their Sustainability Tour to talk about all things worm farming. Wormlovers have been working with QVM on its mission to minimize food waste and educate the public on the topic of composting […]

Nice to see you at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show!

We were delighted to see so many people turning up to the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show and meet so many of our customers and fellow Wormlovers. We would like to say thank you to everyone who stopped by and took the time to look at our products, and especially those of you who purchased […]

Discounted worm farms and composting systems for City of Wyndham residents

Wyndham City Council and Wormlovers are continuing their on going collaboration to supply the best worm farms and home composting systems to Wyndham residents at heavily discounted prices. If you are a Wyndham resident please visit the dedicated site “Halve your Household waste” to order. We have now expanded our range of home composting systems and added […]

Discounted garden goodness for sale (Melbourne only)

Wormlovers premium organic compost and worm castings blend is not your average garden soil, and is now on sale! If you are in Melbourne and surrounds, we have a special offer to replenish your garden. Perfect for wicking beds and all edible gardens, Wormlovers premium mix is a blend that contains worm castings, aged compost, complete blend of rock minerals, vermiculite and perlite. Full of slow […]

Wyndham City Council’s worm farm and compost discount program

Wyndham City Council’s worm farm and compost discount program aims to supply the best worm farms and home composting systems to Wyndham residents at heavily discounted prices. You can visit the dedicated site “Halve your Household waste” to access the discounts. Wormlovers have been working with City of Wyndham for over 10 years to help […]

Worm farming starter kit

We’ve packed a box of essential things you need for starting a worm farming or other compost system so that you save all the trouble, time and money of getting them from different places. Our “Worm farming starter kit” features a hand cultivator, a thermometer, a 7L kitchen caddy, 1kg worm farm conditioner, and even […]

Wormlovers on Gardening Australia

Have you seen us on Gardening Australia yet? We were delighted to spend a day with the wonderful Jane Edmondson and team at our worm breeding and composting operations at Werribee recently. It is great to be part of this ground-breaking sustainability and circular economy initiative at South Melbourne Market. The story shows how we […]

Why do my worms “escape”?

It is not uncommon to see worms gathering on the underside of the worm farm lid, or on top of your worm blanket, however they may not necessarily be trying to escape and may not be in any distress. In this article we look at various reasons why your worms are moving up out of […]