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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worms Are Our Friends, 30 April 2007
Ah - at last a book written for the UK Worm Virgin. George Pilkington asks the question, "Why Waste Your Waste?". It is a very good question. With UK local Councils sliding irrecoverably down the slippery slope which leads to us all being charged extra, by weight, for our 'non-recyclable' waste, using some method to deal with our veggie-waste (and quite a bit besides) starts to make, not only good financial sense, but is also good 'green' sense.
George sets out to introduce you to the way-of-the-worm by, firstly, introducing us to the worm-composting principles and the biology of composting, then he gets us to shake hands with our new friends, the worms (lots of worms!) and gently, step-by-step, he takes us through the whole process of buying, setting up, using and maintaining a wormery.
Trust me, it is fascinating stuff. Did you know that apart from the obvious veggy-waste, your worms love cardboard, biscuits, cereals, cakes, chocolate, eggshells, nail-clippings, newspapers, and, well....the list is almost endless. Busy little creatures these worms!
There is a whole section on commercially available wormeries, including George's own design, the 'Waste Buster' which, as far as wormeries go, is the Hilton Hotel of wormeries, only cheaper! After a chapter on using worm compost, there is a very useful Frequently Asked Question section and the book winds up with a chapter exploring the wider role of worms in the whole global community. Sounds heavy, but it isn't.
'Composing with Worms' is a very readable, profoundly knowledgeable and thoroughly enjoyable book written by an expert, described on his web-site as, 'The Original Worm-Man' . All he needs is some sort of super-hero costume perhaps!
If you, in any way, want to do something really practical in the way of recycling, rather than pontificating about carbon footprints and Polar Bears, then buy this book and get composting!
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by Nicky Scott
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