Books

A-WORMING WE DID GO - An inspiring account of how a handicapped woman 'starting on a shoestring' built one thousand worms into one of the best known worm farms! You'll enjoy her friendly, humorous style as she instructs how to build bins, mix feeds, tackle enemies of the earthworm and gives valuable tips on packaging, advertising, and working with bait dealers. Photos of operation. 72 Pages

AS THE WORM TURNS - The new 1998 edition with a clever name has some seriously unique and valuable information! The authors and their family have been raising big, beautiful, bait-sized red worms for nearly fifty years. If you are interested in raising worms for the much-in-demand bait market, or just want to maintain a hobby-sized farm, this book is packed with wonderful worm wisdom, including a "Worm Resources" section with details on how to obtain some of those hard-to-find supplies for the earthworm industry. 64 Pages

EARTHWORM FEEDS & FEEDING - A research report based on many years work and experience solving worm breeding problems. Tells how to prevent mites, acid beds, protein poisoning. Answers questions about best feeds, the use of antibiotics. 90 Pages

HARNESSING THE EARTHWORM - Dr. Barrett describes his book as "A practical inquiry into soil building, soil conditioning, and plant nutrition through the action of earthworms, with instruction for the intensive propagation and use of domesticated earthworms in biological soil building." It has facts, figures, and illustrations showing how earthworms can be applied to condition your soil for better plants, more beautiful gardens, and richer crops. A valuble classic! 166 Pages

HOW TO RAISE, STORE & SELL NIGHTCRAWLERS -This is about the tough, big northern nightcrawler so popular with fishermen in many areas -- the worm that brings a premium price. Morgan tells how to raise them inside and outside, what beddings, and feeds to use, how to harvest and store them, tips on selling, packaging, and shipping. Its 40 pages are full of useful information, with illustrations.

LARGER RED WORMS - An interesting report by an earthworm breeder whose eminent success has been due largely to his ability to produce a larger red worm, faster, and at amazingly low cost. He passes on to others the story of his revolutionary feeding and fattening methods. 32 Pages of refreshingly different earthworm raising information, with illustrations.

Laverme's Handbook of Indoor Composting - Written by Ellen Sandbeck, who has set up hundreds of domestic and institutional worm bins, this handbook contains nearly two decades of worm composting experience rendered down into an easy-to-read 30 pages. It includes information about worm bin set-up, worm husbandry, worm feeding, recommended food and bedding materials, how to use worm compost and worm "juice," pest prevention, trouble shooting, earthworm ecology, and worm anatomy.

LET AN EARTHWORM BE YOUR GARBAGE MAN - The original outdoor vermicomposting book! This is far more comprehensive than the title indicates. It includes a treatise, generously illustrated, on the role of the earthworm in the soil, by Henry Hopp of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, an eminent authority on earthworms. 64 Pages

MANUAL OF THERAPEUTIC MEDS & PESTICIDES -This book covers everything from a chemical worm toughener to safe use of pesticides and medications. Tells how to control mites and other insects, harmful bacteria and acidity, plus methods of controlling capsule production and growing larger worms. 100 Pages

RAISING EARTHWORMS FOR PROFIT - We believe this comprehensive book is more useful to the earthworm grower, or prospective grower, than any other that has ever been published. 128 pages of sound, usable information, with 62 photographs and 37 drawings, presenting many ideas, methods, and advertising and sales helps for the beginning or established grower, including a complete section on the African Nightcrawler.

RAISING THE AFRICAN NIGHTCRAWLER - The only complete book written concerning this fascinating and highly profitable BIG worm, to which established growers turn for extra profits. A thoroughly detailed book of primary importance to anyone who plans to experiment with Africans. 53 Pages

THE ABC'S OF THE EARTHWORM BUSINESS - The author draws on ten years' experience in building one of California's biggest worm farms to give information the 'newcomer' wants to know. 64 Pages

THE NIGHTCRAWLER MANUAL - This 144 page edition is the complete guide to harvesting and storing native (northern) nightcrawlers. Tells about methods used by experts with more than thirty photographs and illustrations."The Nightcrawler Manual must be the most definitive work on this endeavor ever written." The New York Times

THE RED WRIGGLER TEACHING MANUAL - Fun, earth-friendly, learning activities are based on the life of the red worm, includes activities in science, math, social studies, and language arts. **Adaptable lesson plan ideas **Suitable for elementary through high school levels **Ideal for home schooling **Just the thing for any school teacher This manual comes in a loose, leaf binder which allows for additional pages and lessons as they become available.

The problem facing civilization today is rebuilding the soil and restoring the earth to a form usable for food production. Through the slow processes of nature, it takes 500 to 1,000 years to lay down an inch of topsoil. Under favorable conditions, a task-force of earthworms can do the same job in five years. The soil of the earth is in a terrible state, but steps can be taken to provide a hope for better farming, better crops, and better livestock. George Oliver spent over forty years studying the effect of earthworms on the soil. These magnificent creatures have been with us since the dawn of time, and the impact they have on all life is truly astounding. Whether you are interested in agriculture, poultry farming or fishing, this book is an excellent resource. Drawing on a lifetime of study, Dr. Oliver does a commendable job of backing up all his information with thoroughly researched facts and figures. This classic text, first published in 1941, has been re-edited for the modern reader.

This book is available through Review Press

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Laverme's Handbook of Indoor Composting is a small booklet loaded with useful how-to information; The Red Worm Teaching Manual is perfect for teachers or home school lesson plans.

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