Rachel chats to earthworm specialist, Anna de la Vega about how earthworms play a crucial role in creating healthy, biodiverse soil and how we can protect the earth from the damage caused by pollution and synthetic fertilisers.Worm farming (vermiculture) is the process of using earthworms to convert organic waste into the most nutrient-rich fertiliser (worm poo!) The Urban Worm is on a mission to get more people into worm farming. https://theurbanworm.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/the_urban_worm/Curious About Nature is hosted by Buttercup Learning Founder, Rachel Mills.Website: https://buttercuplearning.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buttercup_hello/ Email: info@buttercuplearning.com Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you're listening to this. Curious About Nature is a new nature show for families, home educators and teachers from the team behind Buttercup Learning and the UK's only nature prints with augmented reality. There's a new episode every month where guests discuss nature and ways we can connect our families and communities to nature.