Wormplicity

Wormplicity Wormplicity offers indoor composting as well as urban agriculture education and consulting. I immediately thought of worm composting.

I created Wormplicity to help guide and instruct visitors in the setup and care of an indoor worm composting bin. Throughout my many years as an urban environmental educator I have seen the benefits of composting at home, in a classroom or within a small business. My first experience with worm composting was during a summer program I was teaching, my class needed a summer pet that would be excitin

g, kept in a closet during the evening, and easily maintained by the science class. All though I have never composted with worms before, I was confident it would be an easy and fun process. I learned a lot that first summer, our class compost bin often smelled funny, had fruit flies and mold. After nailing down the basics of indoor composting and nursing our class bin back to health I started to see the benefits and enjoyment of this process. Once the summer program was finished I realized I had a pet that wasn’t just for the summer. Over the course of the next year I learned everything I could about worms and composting, by the end of the year I was designated office guru on all things worm composting. Shortly after that I started to help friends and colleagues set up their own bin and eventually started offering classes to the public. My love and passion for worm composting come from my personal adventures in this field. Since I started publically teaching worm composting classes I have continually wanted to raise the bar, since then I started two community gardens in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood fully set up with raised beds, outdoor composting, and rain barrels. I love the holistic approach of urban agriculture teamed with city friendly composting. It is my effort to offer my experiences and expertise up as advice to anyone who is curious about composting or urban agriculture.

Give Chicago students a chance to take a field trip to Lake Michigan! Donate to help!
04/20/2012

Give Chicago students a chance to take a field trip to Lake Michigan! Donate to help!

Donations fund field trips where students learn about Lake Michigan's ecology through bird watching, fishing, and hiking paired with lessons

Can't wait for our bee's! Nice job Bike·a·Bee and Chicago Cargo!
04/19/2012

Can't wait for our bee's! Nice job Bike·a·Bee and Chicago Cargo!

On April 3, 2012, I joined Jana Kinsman (Bike-A-Bee; read our story from January) and Brandon Gobel (Chicago Cargo) to deliver three beehives on the west and south sides of Chicago. Scroll through this photo essay to join us, or watch this slideshow (22 photos, no captions).

Why Trees Matter.
04/17/2012

Why Trees Matter.

They offer much more than shade. They cool and clean the earth and reduce stress.

Open Source Permaculture, a Q&A website and wiki, as well as a free Urban Permaculture Guide eBook. The vision is to cre...
04/17/2012

Open Source Permaculture, a Q&A website and wiki, as well as a free Urban Permaculture Guide eBook. The vision is to create a comprehensive online resource, so anyone and everyone wanting to create more sustainability in their home or community can have all the resources and support they need at their fingertips.

Help create Urban Permaculture Book, Q&A site and Wiki for everyone!

big worms at Patchwork Farms today!
04/09/2012

big worms at Patchwork Farms today!

all my seeds have been started here!
04/07/2012

all my seeds have been started here!

I haven't done this in a while, but I finally gave my website a make over! Check it out and let me know what you think!...
04/05/2012

I haven't done this in a while, but I finally gave my website a make over! Check it out and let me know what you think! Wormplicity is also hosting a free event at Whole Foods Market Chicago - South Loop on Monday, April 9th.

Welcome! Wormplicity was developed from a love for composting and educating. The creator, Stephanie Kichler, feels that composting is something that can be done by different types of people in different living situation. The goal of Wormplicity is to make composting easy and convenient for everyon...

04/05/2012
08/18/2011

Make and Take Composter this Saturday at Whole Foods Market Wheaton - starts at 2pm!

08/04/2011

Looking forward to setting a comprehensive composting system for Crazy Fingers Catering on Saturday. Chef Mike will be doing worm composting at home and using my community gardens outdoor compost for the larger bulk of materials! I love bringing together food, science and sustainability.

07/22/2011

Stephanie has been working with Al Raby School for Community and Environment as part of the Green Community Schools Initiative this summer, check out the video that features this program!

07/12/2011

Tomorrow marks the ground breaking for the new community garden in East Garfield Park which will be run by Stephanie Kichler of Wormplicity. Thanks to Safer Foundation for making this possible! Look for updates and photos about the community garden as we work towards integrating urban gardening into Wormplicity!

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