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Worm farming is a fantastic way to recycle food waste and produce nutrient- dense plant food. Vermiculture is the cultivation or production of worms and vermicomposting is the process by which worms are used to convert organic waste into a rich material known as humus soil, worm casting or vermicompost.
Our most popular worm question answered.
Want to know about worms? My husband, Permie Pete, owner of Wormbiz, has a YouTube channel dedicated to all things worms.
If you want to know how we use worms in our garden check out the chapter "Living by Nature" in Homegrown Healthy Living book.
All about the worms
supporting your journey toward self-sufficiency
Our aim is to provide you with the confidence to get started on your worm farming journey or perhaps clear up where things might have gone wrong in the past and inspire you to give it another try.
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Most popular worm questions answered.
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Tools and methods for processing. your home's natural waste with worms, composting and more.
What's wrong with my farm?
Already have a worm farm and need some help, check out our guide.
Learn more about worms in the book
In the book, Homegrown Healthy Living, I have a whole chapter dedicated to worms and making healthy soil. Take your soil development and worm skills to the next level with your very own copy, we even have a worms + book bundle to really get you started.
Worm facts
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Worms are hermaphrodites, meaning they are both male and female.
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Depending on species each worm egg or cocoon can have from one to 22 baby worms inside.
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Worms don’t have lungs and instead breathe through their skin, which is why moisture is very important in their environment.
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Worms have five hearts.
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Worms limit their population to the size of their habitat and the food available. 1 kilogram of worms equals approximately 4,000 worms.
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Worms are blind, they don’t have eyes!
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Worms are moving fertilisers; their secretion contains nitrogen and beneficial microbes that are left behind as they move about the soil.
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Worms are sensitive to light and will quickly burrow back down below the soil if uncovered and exposed to the elements.
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