Vermicomposting on Wikipedia
I strongly encourage you to visit the Wikipedia page on vermicomposting. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Isn’t that cool? So much information packed into one page.
One of the things I love about worm keeping is that it is such a hands on experience. Are you curious if worms like cabbage? How about carrot tops? Rotten apples? The answer is try it, if you have the room in your bin. This culture of experimentation is prevalent everywhere I look in the worming community.
However, a lot of the knowledge people have is locked up, in mailing lists and on the web. And, if a newcomer looks for advice on the web, they can find all kinds of crazy conflicting advice (yes, I realize I’m adding to the madness).
This is where Wikipedia comes in. It can serve as a jumping off point, with references to other blogs and papers. The Wikipedia article is already the top result for ‘vermicomposting’ on google. But the best part is that you can edit the article yourself. Notice an incorrect fact? See a typo? Found an article that explains an aspect of worm keeping? Have a great picture of your bin? Add it to the article, and keep pushing the knowledge of worm keeping forward.
Note, please be aware that you shouldn’t put links to your own blog posts on Wikipedia; it’s bad form to do so. I did this, until someone else removed them. And that brings up another point–editors and writers on Wikipedia can be a bit brusque, so be prepared with a thick skin. Here’s the Wikipedia manual of style to get your editing started on the correct path.
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