The Worm Composting Podcast: Interviews With Worm Composters
My aim with the worm composting podcast is to bring the wide world of worm composting to you. Through interviews with hobby composters to those who raise composting worms as a business, you learn how worm composting can work for you.
Bill Sherman of Ben Wheeler, TX
Bill has a really interesting twist on the vermiponics bed. It’s a little like vermiponics and a little like a wicking bed. He built a 4 x 8 bed for about $250.
For those who don’t know, vermiponics is a variation on aquaponics.
A very simplistic description of aquaponics is as follows. [...]
Rhonda Sherman of North Carolina State University
Join me as I talk with Rhonda Sherman, Extension Specialist for NCSU. We talk about her 20 plus years of experience with composting worms, and her friend, Mary Appelhof.
We talk about cafeteria composting and ways to avoid pathogens.
We also talk about the upcoming Vermiculture Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, [...]
Robert Marak of Agrospol
Robert works for a company in Slovakia that uses red wiggler worms for decontamination purposes. That’s right, the worms produce enzymes that break down toxic chemicals. The wonders of worm composting!
What’s nice about Agrospol, is that they’ve created a loop with the red wiggler worms.
They raise composting worms. To feed the worms, [...]
Paul Henares of Buro Buro Springs Vermifarm
Buro Buro Springs Vermifarm is located on the island of Negros in the Philippines. Paul uses 6,000 kilos of African Nightcrawlers to process farm waste and create compost used throughout the farm.
The compost is also mixed into a special fertilizer which is sold to nearby sugar cane growers.
Besides running [...]
Phil Nauta – The Smiling Gardener
Jonathan, my bokashi informant, turned me on to Phil, The Smiling Gardener.
Phil is a holistic gardener with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
In this episode you will hear:
why Phil considers vermicompost fertilizer
why microbes are important for healthy soil
the proper way to apply organic fertilizers
using EM (Effective Microoganisms) in Worm Tea
how [...]
Andrew – San Francisco
Andrew has it going on in the San Francisco bay area. His backyard is full of various composting activities including a 150 gallon composting bin!
Andrew employs our best friends, Eisenia fetida, as well as African Nightcrawlers and European Nightcrawlers.
I met Andrew on vermicomposters.com and he is full of tons of useful worm [...]
Cathy Nesbitt – Cathy’s Crawly Composters
Cathy’s worm business started with the “what a waste” concept, as in what a waste that we’re throwing away all this good stuff that could be used otherwise.
A few fortunate and unfortunate events spurred on her fledgling business and here she is today to tell us about it.
Cathy’s Crawly Composters [...]
Jason Kalka
Jason is a hobby worm composter in Dallas. He uses his worm compost for his gardening efforts and is very enthusiastic about the red wiggler worm.
Below is a video of his 5 minute flow through bin:
Heather Rinaldi of Texas Worm Ranch
In this episode I talk with Heather about worm ranching in Texas. Heather started out as a hobby worm composter and ended up with a business, the Texas Worm Ranch.
We talk about why red wigglers are a great worm for Texas, the immense benefits of Worm Wine™, worm trenches, and [...]
Bentley Christie of Redwormcomposting.com
Today’s interview is with Bentely Christie of redwormcomposting.com. I consider him to be the granddaddy of worm composting online and a great resource for worm composters worldwide.
In the interview we discuss what Bentley is up to, how he got started with worm composting, and how he overwinters his worms outdoors in Ontario, [...]
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