Unearthing Nature's Wonders: The Astonishing Impact of Earthworms on Our Planet

Catrscr: The book was not only enjoyable but informative and fascinating. I reviewed it for the Tulare/Kings Master Gardener Program as a "Hot Topic" in hopes that other gardeners will read this little jewel.

United States on Jun 14, 2023

Mr Ian D Threadgill: Engagingly written and does a great job of explaining the vital role of worms in, well, everything!

Spain on Jul 26, 2022

Amazon Customer: I'm a slow reader but have read this twice over the years. It gives you a whole new understanding of how the soil works and how important worms are. Thanks to this book I have an incredible lawn and nice garden. Take note, the book is not torn although it seems that way in the photo - the cover is printed that way - to look worn. Highly recommended if you are a naturalist, gardener, or just interested in bugs.

Canada on Apr 20, 2021

Sawyer Stewart: Amazing book, can pick up at any page and start reading and then be inspired to go back to the beginning!

Canada on Jan 04, 2021

Amazon Customer: This book was way more than I expected. After all, who would have any expectations of worms except to see them in the compost eating scraps? This book entertained and informed me beyond belief!

Canada on Jan 03, 2021

blaise: The book is work reading for its information that is candid and for the common man.

India on Oct 14, 2019

lunarchi: I haven’t reviewed any of my reading in several months. Since I visited my frozen earthworms out in the shed recently, I’ve decided to begin with Amy Stewart’s book. I loved The Earth Moved: on the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms in the same way that I love my frozen earthworms. It was surprising to find someone else who had the same earthy interest in those small, wiggly creatures. The fact that they’re not all so small was also a surprise. The book is filled with interesting stories and facts. Would it surprise you to know that there are giant worms living under the soil in some places, like Oregon and Australia? Did you know that Darwin kept and studied worms in his senior years?

Reading the book gave me a new respect and understanding for the residents of my ‘worm farm’. They help the earth, but at times can also be a danger. However, none of it is intentional. They just do what worms do, which is a lot more than I ever realized. I’m wondering if any of the worms in my worm farm will survive this cold winter. If they don’t, I’m seriously thinking about not raising any more little garbage eaters. I don’t think of them in the same way after...

United States on Jan 31, 2016

Andy in Washington: I have no idea why I bought this book. I do like to garden, but an not especially organic about it. I do have a compost pile, and have sort of watched my local earthworm population over the years with about the same level of interest as the local ladybug population. They are there, I think they are doing good, but not really all that interested.

---The Good Points---

* Amy Stewart seems to know her worms. She is certainly full of knowledge and opinions on what worms do, how they do it, where they do it, and why they do it.

* I never really thought I cared, but the book just sort of sucks you in. Now that I know that bananas are one of the worms favorite food, it sort of makes carrying the scraps out to the compost pile, including banana peels, somewhat more rewarding. Bon Appetite, little guys!

* There was quite a bit of info in the book that I hadn't been exposed to before, and it was written in such a way that I ended up reading it.

---The Not So Good Points---

* My biggest criticism is that the material is not referenced. In some cases, Stewart identifies an authority in the narrative for her information. In others she indicates direct...

United States on Jul 28, 2012

Condor: If you want to establish a worm bin to recycle your organic waste, I recommend that you read "Worms Eat My Garbage" first. This book expands from your home bin into the garden and beyond and highlights both pros and cons on those underground super achievers. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and am amazed how much I learned in the process. When I told my husband to not go overboard with raking leaves this fall but maybe mulch a few and leave them be he told me that Scotts now as a commercial out that suggests exactly that together with their winterizer.

I keep two home worm bins and brought in a large bag of mulched leaves in case I don't have enough household food to offer our "little pet munchers" during the winter months. It's not hard if one cooks using fresh foods, and even stale home baked bread goes in for them to process if I don't use it for bread crumbs. Come spring, I will have a respectable amount of castings for our little back yard's plants and flowers to proliferate on. But it's more than that: Amy's book expands into the realms of organic farming, since she goes beyond the worm and explains the entire underground cosmos in an easy-to-understand writing style....

United States on Nov 09, 2009