While digging up the land to redo the chicken fence, the Owen family discovered hundreds of worms and started selling them as bait. Sarah Owen, left, turns a shovel of dirt while children Lauren, ...

GREEN RIVER — Diane Rhoades wants to build a better Earth – one worm at a time. “Worms are such an unacknowledged and brilliant subject,” Rhoades said before holding a recent “Worm Ranching 101” ...

Worm farms can be great for children to learn about natural processes and protecting the environment. Even if you’re not a big worm fan, this simple eco-friendly activity is excellent for teaching ...

Perhaps in response to the abundance of gross-out comedies aimed at teens and adults, here's one with the grade-school crowd in mind, "How To Eat Fried Worms." Based on the novel by Thomas Rockwell, ...

Move over guinea pigs, there’s a new class pet in town. They may not be furry or conventionally cute, but they do wiggle. Red wigglers were the center of attention Saturday morning at Lake Elementary ...

Nicholas Ward, a local filmmaker and artist, helps a group of Cordley Elementary School students sort their lunch scraps into bins for compost materials, non-compost materials and recyclables. Ward ...

A student at Traverse Heights Elementary tests worms' sensitivity to light. Photo by Meghan McDermott “Ms. Meghan, is there a law against using red worms for fishing?” This is the question I was faced ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WTVD) - Parents are upset after a school on a North Carolina Army base served their kids lunches with worms in them. The Department of Defense has responded, but some say more needs ...