Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste, recycling
Community-level composting in a rural area in Germany
Compost bins at the Evergreen State College organic farm in Washington
Materials in a compost pile
Vermicompost is the product of the decomposition process using various species of worms, usually red wigglers, white worms, and other earthworms, to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food w
Compost
…control excess moisture. A vermifilter toilet is a composting toilet with flushing water where earthworms are used to promote decomposition to compost. Vermicompost (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm manure, or worm faeces) is the end product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms. These castings…
Vermicomposting uses worms to decompose waste and make nutrient-rich "worm manure".
A vermicompost bucket buried at a neighborhood garden plot in Phoenix, Arizona
Diagram of a household-scale worm composting bin
Worms in a bin being harvested