Fascinating books for the gardener in you---
The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart--Think you know all you want to know about earthworms?Okay, so did you know that too many of the wrong type of earthworms can damage a forest? Or that hermaphroditic as they are, they enjoy sexual practices that are quite amazing involving length judgments and worm hair link-ups. Darwin studied them at the end of his life but revealed fascinating tidbits about their beneficial qualities calling them soil engineers. Organic farmers love them and practice the no-till method of gardening to disturb them the least.

On a related note the Center For Urban Horticulture here in Seattle (CUH) offers the recipe for a great worm bin. They will hook you up with red wigglers and you have entered the world of creating your owl fabulous compost from your food scraps.