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Red Wiggler Worms (Eisenia foetida)
Please call 212 477 4022 to place an order

1/2 pound -- $11.00
1 pound -- $22.00

and the pick up is at Union square Greenmarket.
I got 1 pound a few weeks back.

hi~

there are many resources online if you search 'red worms' or 'composting worms'.

here is just one website:
http://www.unclejimswormfarm.com/index.php?show_aux_page=3

have fun! and i hope your garden thrives.

A live bait shop is your easiest source. Try nightcrawlers if they are available. They were my grandpa's favorite for his "worm farm". It was my job to water them, grandpa did the "feeding" which was mostly old torn up newspapers and choice bits from the kitchen. He was not interested in composting, he was interested in the raising worms. But the concept is exactly the same. Rule of thumb, if the worms die, there is to much moisture. Have fun.

I've ordered from wormman.com before and was happy...
http://www.wormman.com/default.cfm

http://www.nyccompost.org/resources/worms.html

NB: only order from a place after speaking to someone from the store to ensure that they actually have worms ready to ship. i found that many places will take an order, but not have any worms ready for harvesting/shipping for several weeks.

Aww, I feel bad for the worms, thinking they're going to a great place to lay around and do nothing, but instead, they find out they're going to be worked hard.

I have red wigglers in my compost bin and have heard that they are the best (sure seem to be because mine is doing GREAT!). You can order them from many places online in 1/2 or 1lb bags and, since they're live animals, shipping is very quick.

I did the greenmarket pickup one. Very quick and easy!

>Please call 212 477 4022 to place an order

>1/2 pound -- $11.00
>1 pound -- $22.00

You obviously don't live in my neck of the woods, where live worms can be purchased from a vending machine outside of the Wal-Mart... Ah, country living at its best.

use red wigglers -- not nightcrawlers -- for in-home vermicomposting. the links above are good ones. remember, since this is in-home, you're going to need to be especially careful feeding them to avoid fruit flies. avoid too may sweet fruits (and tomatoes) and citrus is a no-no (as is anything "animal"" cheese, meat). coffee grounds (and filters) and moldy bread are oddly good and make sure you provide a good bit of bedding (shredded newspaper) to balance out the food scraps. if done correctly, it will thrive (and not smell). amazing, really.

Don't use nightcrawlers. You want redworms.

If you want to go the cheap route, try to find some worm-binners in your community who are willing to share!! Or collect your own - the link I share below has some brief instructions. Otherwise, I ordered from Uncle Jim's worm farm, linked above. I will warn you though, that a lot of my worms died after arriving. I ordered in the middle of winter - maybe not the smartest plan, but figured that they must have some sort of PLAN for the cold weather, since they don't say anything about when to ship. Turns out that's not the case. :/ I imagine summer could be just as bad. Maybe wait until fall, OR try to find a local source. If you're in Syracuse, I'll give you some!!

And I give my worms citrus all the time - they seem to like it fine.

If you didn't see this link on the previous post, I'd recommend checking it out - its my favorite guide to wormbinning, and has helped me keep a happy healthy bin for years. http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm Obviously, skip the section on how to build your worm bin. The simple composting directions are below.

Whole Foods sells composting worms. You can find them with the other gardening stuff.

I'm sure there are some online bait stores that would ship to you if you live in a city.

the brooklyn kitchen on lorimer sells them.