1970 - Early advocate for vermicomposting (worm composting)

* In the early 1970s, Appelhof began experimenting with worms and organic waste. Her home worm container would become a new career. * Her vision at the time of the Stockholm Conference for the Human Environment (1972) was "tons of worms could be eating tons of garbage." * Soon she was publicly advocating using the earthworm to recycle food waste. * As "Worm Woman," she introduced thousands of schoolchildren and home gardeners to vermicomposting. * Her 1982 book Worms Eat My Garbage is still held as seminal reading in the field of vermicomposting.

Vermicomposting container

Category:
Composting

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
332163

Co-Inventor:
None