Composting with Worms is the Shit

Worms are a natural, non-chemical, way of fertilizing the garden, breaking down food scraps and garden waste to make a nutrient filled soil to feed your plants. Healthy soil for plants is just like a healthy diet for people. The more better the soil, the healthier your plants and crops.

Using worms is also a way to decrease environmental harm – something that most commercial fertilizers cannot claim.

My kids think that I’m a little strange because I love worms. But hey, we all have our own weird ways, right? 🤪

Here are 5 fun facts about worms:

1️⃣ Worms produce both solid (castings) and liquid fertilizers. I call the liquid fertilizer “Mama’s Worm Juice” though others likely call it compost tea.

2️⃣ Using composting worms reduces greenhouse gases that would ordinarily result from throwing your waste into the garbage. Did you know that food waste is a big contributor to harmful gases like methane and carbon dioxide?

3️⃣ A small worm bin can start you on your way to creating a closed system, where you can eliminate the use of outside fertilizers in your garden.

4️⃣ The majority of your organic food waste can be composted with worms. Don’t put in any meat, dairy or citrus. Citrus attracts fruit flies. 🦟

5️⃣ Worms reproduce every 45-60 days, so in a year, you can be producing enough worms for large-scale farms, where lots of compost in needed.

Land is more productive with the use of worms – they feed soil rather than deplete it.

The best thing about worm farming is that this natural composting process is completely chemical free and part of our home permaculture system. No outside fertilizers here.

If you are looking for a small scale, low impact way of transforming your food waste into food for your plants, look no further. Worms are the way to go.