Earth Worms for Profit
Commercial Vermiculture looks at the opportunities available for joining a true "growth industry" in vermiculture. The journey that starts with a look at current efforts in converting tons of organic waste into vermicompost, a high-grade soil amendment.
The emphasis of large vermicomposting sites is upon processing organic waste and production of worm castings for sale. Due to frequent harvesting, worm populations remain fairly steady. In order to start or even expand a vermicomposting operation, redworms are purchased from vermiculture sites, where the emphasis is upon breeding earthworms. Vermiculture operations (worm farms) may not be able to supply the thousands of pounds needed for a large vermicomposting facility.
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