The following list of materials, Books, Websites, Movies and other references are just a few of the different resources you can find to learn more about Vermiculture.
Most books can be purchased through online bookstores such at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You may also be able to find these reference materials at your local Library.
BOOKS
Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System, Mary Appelhof , pp 162, Flower Press; Revised edition ISBN: 0942256107, (269) 327-0108, www.wormwoman.com.
Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment, Mary Appelhof, Mary Frances Fenton, Barbara Loss Harris, pp 214, Flower Press, ISBN: 0942256050
The Worm Cafe, Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes, Binet Payne, Paul E. Bourgeois, pp 200 , Flower Press, ISBN: 0942256115
The Rodale Book of Composting : Easy Methods for Every Gardener, Grace Gershuny (Editor), Deborah L. Martin Editor, pp 278, Rodale Books, ISBN: 0878579915
Recycle With Earthworms: The Red Wiggler Connection, Shelley C. Grossman, Toby Weitzel, Melissa Weitzel, Lucy Warren, Ed, pp 99 pages, Shields Publications, ISBN: 0914116320
The Soul of Soil: A Guide to Ecological Soil Management," 3rd Ed., Grace Gershuny and Joseph Smillie, pp 174, Ag Access Corporation; 3rd Ed., ISBN: 0932857167
The compost tea brewing manual, 4th Ed., Elaine R Ingham, pp 88 , Soil Foodweb, ASIN: B0006S6JVK
The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Worms in Your Garden, Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor, pp 152, Ten Speed Press, ISBN: 0898159946
Worm Bin Creatures Alive Through a Microscope, Warren Hatch, distributed by Flowerfield Enterprises Specs: VHS, 31 min ISBN: 0-884195-35-0
REFERENCES
Avoidance Test with Eisenia fetida as Indicator for the Habitat Function of Soils: Results of a Laboratory Comparison Test, Hund-Rinke, Kerstin, Journal of Soils and Sediments, 1: 7-12,2003
Cocoon Production, Morphology, Hatching Patterns, and Fecundity in 7 Tropical Species of Earthworms, G Bhattacharjee and P.S Chaudhuri, Journal Bioscience, V 27, 3, June, 283 - 294, 2002
Comparative studies on biomass production, life cycles and composting efficiency of E. fetida and L.Mauritii, Tripathi G, Bhardwaj P. Department of Zoology, JNV University, D-41, Saraswati Nagar, New Pali Road, Jodhpur 342-001, India
Effect of UV radiation on Eisenia fetida populations Hamman A, et. al. Pedobiologia, 47: 5-6, January 2004, pp. 842-845
Size-assortative mating in the earthworm, E. fedita, Journal of Ethnology, Japan, Fernando Monroy, et. al.,26:69-70, 2005
Tolerance Test for E. Fetida, with Sodium Chloride, M. Kerr and A.J. Stewart, U.S Department of Energy, Journal of undergraduate Research, pp 21 -26, 2004