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		<title>What is Worm Farming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best course of action to take sometimes isn&#8217;t clear until you&#8217;ve listed and considered your alternatives. The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant.
Worm farming has been around for years on various scales.  While the reasons for worm farming are not widely known, those who participate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best course of action to take sometimes isn&#8217;t clear until you&#8217;ve listed and considered your alternatives. The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant.</p>
<p>Worm farming has been around for years on various scales.  While the reasons for worm farming are not widely known, those who participate are big believers in the benefits that these worms have on the environment.</p>
<p>Many worm farmers commercially culture worms for profit.  Specific breeds of worms are bred and are typically kept in breed specific quarters.  Commercially raised worms are typically sold for composting.  Some worm farmers distribute to landfills providing a natural method for composting waste.  </p>
<p>These specifically bred worms are also used for soil fertilization.  As worms dig through the soil, they aerate and stir up the soil carrying water with them.  The waste that is composted by the worms is broken down into a substance that can be better used by the soil, improving the fertilization of the soil.  A healthy soil is then produced for better growing plants, vegetables and crops.</p>
<p>In recent years, the supply of worm farming equipment and accessories has made it easier for individuals to make a hobby of this technique.  Household sized bins are on the market in a variety of shapes and sizes.  Home owners and apartment dwellers have been given the opportunity to raise their own worms for waste compost and soil fertilization.</p>
<p>Most of this information comes straight from the Worm Farming pros. Careful reading to the end virtually guarantees that you&#8217;ll know what they know.</p>
<p>Worm farming provides worms with a nutrient rich diet of what many times is thrown out with the garbage including discarded fruits and vegetables.  Other compostable materials include paper products and cotton rags, leaves, egg shells and hair.  Excreted by the worm is a nutrient rich substance called vermicompost or worm compost.</p>
<p>Worms are also farmed for bait.  Small bait and tackle shops often receive their livestock inventory from worm farmers providing fishermen with various worms to use as live bait.  Fishermen who fish on a larger scale than the hobbyist often use these worms for bait for anglers and other large catches.</p>
<p>Many different worms are available depending on the job.  Each variety of worms is used for its own reasons.  Red worms are commonly used for composting while the Belgian worms are good for both composting and bait.  Home owners looking for worms to keep in lawns and flower beds will find success with Night Crawlers and Wigglers.  </p>
<p>Worm farming can also be an excellent educational tool.  As using worms provide a more space effective way for composting, small kits can be purchased and even hand made to be used in a classroom setting.  Students are able to participate in the project learning about how composting occurs.  Using natural methods for composting and reducing waste in landfills is easily demonstrated by classroom worm farms.</p>
<p>Worms can be farmed just about anywhere.  With the various systems available on the market today, home owners can raise their own supply of worms outside or in an apartment.  Providing the correct amount of moisture, light, bedding, temperature and food will ensure a long living worm population.  In return, the reward will be a natural way for composting without filling up local landfills.  As a result, nutrient rich soil is provided that can be used right away or stored for use during gardening season.  </p>
<p>Now you can be a confident expert on Worm Farming. OK, maybe not an expert. But you should have something to bring to the table next time you join a discussion on Worm Farming.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>One Harm to Your Worm Farm: Predators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petereriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This maybe annoying to accept, when you&#8217;re a worm farm keeper, but the animals you intend to supply with your worms may just be the ones you need to shield your worms from. You built your worm farm essentially to rake in some profits. So simply sitting by doing nothing, letting those animals eat away [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This maybe annoying to accept, when you&#8217;re a worm farm keeper, but the animals you intend to supply with your worms may just be the ones you need to shield your worms from. You built your worm farm essentially to rake in some profits. So simply sitting by doing nothing, letting those animals eat away your produce, just won&#8217;t do. You want to keep coming with a sure and steady level of produce to sell to people and establishments needing those worms. </p>
<p>These animals, when fed and kept on the same farm as the worms in your worm farm, maybe affecting your worm produce in ways you hardly notice or would like to control. Various birds love to eat worms, so do foxes, snakes, toads, hedgehogs, slugs, leaches, beetles, and many parasites. So that&#8217;s the first worry when protecting your worms. </p>
<p>Another worry here concerns what you feed your worms. These would be the manure you probably get from livestock farms. You use those manure to feed your worms. The problem lies in the fact that those livestock ingest some form of medication, which, if you don&#8217;t know about, may negatively affect your worms. Those medications may not always be cleanly digested by livestock, and so the residue stacks up in the manure, which then goes to your worms. </p>
<p>Another problem with manure feeds include cluster flies and mites which prey on your worms. So you&#8217;d better be in the know about which livestock farms you can trust when getting manure as worm-feeds. </p>
<p>See how much you can learn about Worm Farming when you take a little time to read a well-researched article?  Don&#8217;t miss out on the rest of this great information.</p>
<p>Related to this is when children have access to your worm farms. Not only may their inquisitive hands mishandle the worms, these children may also be affected by the left-over medication in the manure you feed your worms with. You&#8217;d best be putting up large signs to keep children away from your worm farm. </p>
<p>As for your worm bins, you need good drainage, so that the water gets replaced. Stale water tends to be contaminated over time, essentially harming your worms. You&#8217;d also need to be careful about drainage material you use. Some use shreds of cardboard, but some of these cardboards may have been contaminated by pesticides, which will in turn come into contact with your worms. </p>
<p>Another cost-affecting factor is which other predator consume the feeds you give to your worms. Worms tend to eat a lot, and if the feed supply allotted to them gets consumed by some other predator, then the worms may not be eating as much as they should, or as you expect them. They&#8217;d suffer and may be leave their designated worm beds. Even if the predator is not after the worms themselves, the effect is the same: you may suffer a reduction in your worm produce. One specific problem here is the presence of raccoons on your farm, because these critters tend to find their way into hidden containers and can open up latches. </p>
<p>For those who have birds on the same farm when you have your worms, there&#8217;s no problem with these birds so long as you can find ways to keep them uninterested in your worms. So you might as well find ways to feed these birds in areas away from your worms, to prevent them from being curious and in the end finding your worms and eating them. </p>
<p>The last kind of predators neither consume worm feeds nor live on your farm. If your worm farm is found in or is located in a densely populated area, thieves and trespassers or nosy neighbors. So you will have to be sure your doors are not that easy to lock-pick, and that your fences discourage passers-by from simply jumping over them so they could snatch some wriggleys from your worm farm. </p>
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		<title>Worm Farm: A Growing and Profitable Niche Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that nature has its own natural garbage disposal system? Not only that, this system is so efficient, that it turns garbage into useful nutrients that the earth can reuse. This natural garbage disposal system is called the worm. Yes, the lowly worm consumes our garbage and puts it back into the earth [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that nature has its own natural garbage disposal system? Not only that, this system is so efficient, that it turns garbage into useful nutrients that the earth can reuse. This natural garbage disposal system is called the worm. Yes, the lowly worm consumes our garbage and puts it back into the earth in the form of soil enriching nutrients. Before we get into starting a worm farm business, let&#8217;s discuss a bit about how worms actually help the earth.</p>
<p>With the millions of tons of garbage that people produce every minute, it&#8217;s no wonder that our lowly worms are having trouble keeping up with us. But there is a way to help out the worms and mother earth. That way is called vermiculture.</p>
<p>Vermiculture is the technical term for growing worms. Many people practice vermiculture because it&#8217;s a great way to turn organic wastes into fertile compost. This compost is used by gardeners as it creates noticeable results in the growth of plants and vegetables. Some gardeners choose to buy the worms themselves, which is yet another commodity that can be used to start a business.</p>
<p>You can start your own business growing worms right in your backyard. It is very easy and inexpensive, and takes very little time to maintain. With the right contacts, it is possible to make sizeable profits selling worms and compost, particularly these days when the demand for organically grown food is increasing. Here are the basic things that you will need:</p>
<p>Good worms</p>
<p>For your business to be successful you should have the best type of worms. Gardeners and fishermen (who also buy worms for fishing), like to buy quality worms such as tiger worms and red worms. You should try to get these types of worms, and you will be able to find them in any worm nursery.</p>
<p>It seems like new information is discovered about something every day. And the topic of Worm Farming is no exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about Worm Farming.</p>
<p>Soil</p>
<p>Any decent soil will do, and you can just collect some from your backyard. You don&#8217;t need to buy expensive soil from the market to grow quality worms.</p>
<p>Containers</p>
<p>Worm farmers use vessels such as apple crates, plastic containers, or glass jars. Pretty much anything will work fine as long as it is waterproof.</p>
<p>Once you have your materials, simply line the containers with paper, place the soil in the containers, moisten the soil with fresh water, and then place your worms in the soil with some scraps of food. The only maintenance that you will need to do is regularly moisten the soil by spraying water, and occasionally feed your worms with table scraps.</p>
<p>Not only is having a worm farming business cheap and easy to maintain, it makes your household a lot more efficient. You can use your food wastes to feed your worms, and in turn your worms will create fertile compost that will fertilize your garden and vegetable patches. You can then also sell some worms and compost to gardeners, or give them away to your neighbors and friends.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a hobby or sideline business to make some extra cash, building a worm farm is definitely something worth looking into. The low overhead costs, and virtually no maintenance makes it an ideal business for people who don&#8217;t have time to nurture a bigger home business.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve picked some pointers about Worm Farming that you can put into action, then by all means, do so. You won&#8217;t really be able to gain any benefits from your new knowledge if you don&#8217;t use it.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit this new site for my swedish customers: <a href="http://www.vadsbodata.se"><b>Billigt Webbhotell</b></a> &#8211; from SEK 10:- per month!</p>
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		<title>Worm Farming is Safe, Natural, and Healthy in Many Ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you tired of seeing all that trash along the riverbanks and ponds because of the plastic lures the fishermen use?  Are you tired of the cost of potting soil, fertilizers, and compost?  Are you tired of the expensive pet foods that contain ingredients of uncertainty?  Are you tired of not knowing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you tired of seeing all that trash along the riverbanks and ponds because of the plastic lures the fishermen use?  Are you tired of the cost of potting soil, fertilizers, and compost?  Are you tired of the expensive pet foods that contain ingredients of uncertainty?  Are you tired of not knowing how to help our eco-system, our environment, our future?  It doesn&#8217;t happen all at once; it takes the efforts of many people doing the right things and making the right lifestyle choices.  Then maybe you should give worm farming a try.  It&#8217;s safe, natural, and healthy in many ways.</p>
<p>Worm farming can be done with earthworms, catalpa worms, meal worms, red worms, or grub worms.  You can try having more than one kind, but there are benefits to keeping them in separate containers.  One such benefit is being able to track the progress of each type.  One benefit is having them separated for the different reasons you would want to use them.  One reason for keeping them separated is to make sure you have the correct temperatures and the correct conditions for each type to thrive.</p>
<p>Earthworms, meal worms, and grub worms are edible.  Maybe you don&#8217;t want to partake of this sort of exotic delicacy yourself.  It may just be a little too safe, natural, and healthy for your tastes!  But what if you could extend the life of your furry pets by adding the cooked worms to their dry food that you&#8217;ve made yourself?  Even animals that don&#8217;t naturally eat worms can benefit from eating them in another form.</p>
<p>Hopefully the information presented so far has been applicable. You might also want to consider the following:</p>
<p>Worm farming is one of the less dangerous types of farming.  You don&#8217;t have to have a big farm that takes lots of employees and expensive equipment to have a worm farm.  You can have your own little worm farm for your own personal benefits.  Encourage your kids to join in and use it in class for show-and-tell time.  It&#8217;s a way of getting up close and personal with natural science.  Little gardeners can enjoy the benefits of this safe farming.  And if you are raising the edible worms, you won&#8217;t have to worry if your tot does experiment by popping one in his or her mouth!</p>
<p>Although the catalpa worms are not one of the edible worms, they are still safe and natural to use as fish bait.  The catalpa trees are well-known along the rivers and swamps of the southern states in the United States.  Texas, Louisiana, and Florida residents enjoy the bait from these trees.  They can be established outside of their natural habitats with the proper knowledge and conditions.  They tolerate heat well, but need well-drained, moist, rich soil to do well.  They can grow to 90 feet and can provide shade and other benefits trees add to the natural balance of life.</p>
<p>If you live in east Texas, you are well-acquainted with the pest called the June bug.  You may not have known, however, that this pest comes from the grub worm.  Not the gardener&#8217;s friend, but useful in other ways, this worm is one of the delicacies in other countries.  You just have to know your creepy-crawlers so you can help others learn more about what&#8217;s safe, natural and healthy:  worm farms&#8212;-spread the word!  </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit this new site for my swedish customers: <a href="http://www.vadsbodata.se"><b>Billigt Webbhotell</b></a> &#8211; from SEK 10:- per month!</p>
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		<title>The History of Worms and Worm Farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petereriksson</dc:creator>
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When many of us think of worms, we think of the few pink earthworms that hang out in the garden, strolling through the soil [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage&#8211;at least it seems that way. If you&#8217;ve been thinking you need to know more about it, here&#8217;s your opportunity.</p>
<p>When many of us think of worms, we think of the few pink earthworms that hang out in the garden, strolling through the soil and showing their faces after a heavy rain.  We don&#8217;t often stop to think about the history involved in these legless creatures.  Some people even put these guys to work for profit and natural soil care through a process known as worm farming.  </p>
<p>So how long have worms really been around?  To take a look at the history of worm farming, we have to go way back before the age of man.  Worms have been around almost since the beginning of time.  Even in the age of the dinosaurs, earthworms worked hard breaking down excrement and waste.  Their job was to produce a substance more useful to the soil.  In turn, the level of fertility of the soil would remain high promoting a better rate of growth.</p>
<p>From 51 and 30 B.C., the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII realized the importance the worms played in the fertilization of the Nile.   The export of worms from Egypt was then banned and became a crime punishable by death.  For this reason, the Nile has been reported to contain the most fertile soil in the world even today.</p>
<p>Many years later, Charles Darwin published &#8220;The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Actions of Worms with Observations on their Habits&#8221; in 1881.  He mentions here that the plough was one of the best inventions made by man.  It changed the lives of farmers everywhere.  </p>
<p>The worm however, has been doing the same job long before man although later they were once regarded as a pest.  It was thought that worms destroyed plant life, chewing through the roots of crops.  In reality, the worms plough through the Earth carrying water and air beneath the soil aerating and fertilizing it.  Darwin continued to study earthworms, their habits and their benefits to man for over forty years.  He even went so far as to label these crawlers as one of the most important creatures on earth.</p>
<p>Truthfully, the only difference between you and Worm Farming experts is time. If you&#8217;ll invest a little more time in reading, you&#8217;ll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to Worm Farming.</p>
<p>During the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s chemistry was discovered and Darwin&#8217;s studies were cast aside.  Worm farming as a natural method for ploughing was ignored.  Instead, man-made products were used for the job for a quicker more efficient way of producing a larger yield of growth.</p>
<p>Chemists produced fertilizers that increased the growth of crops.  These fertilizers also damaged the soil, requiring even more fertilizers to continue to produce this increased growth yield.  Other chemicals such as pest sprays and poisons have caused the decrease in the population of earthworms in the soil, thereby causing a fall in the fertility of the soil.  </p>
<p>Because of the availability and ease of use, fertilizers and pesticides have been primarily used in crops across the world.  However, some farmers began to culture their own worms on a smaller scale.  Worm farming, or vermiculture, is the use of earthworms to aerate soil and change organic matter into compost.  It only became a commercial process in the 1970s.  </p>
<p>Worm farmers experience fluctuations in production and revenue depending on market requirements and demand.  While commercial worm farmers still exist and function efficiently, many individuals have begun to establish their own methods of farming worms.  This has been made easier through readily available worm farming supplies and equipment to encourage a more natural way of producing well fertilized soil and for composting waste.</p>
<p>The views about worms and how they effect the environment have changed dramatically over the years.  Whether they&#8217;re held sacred or regarded as nasty slimy critters, worms have proved to be hardy and beneficial enough to last this long; they&#8217;re probably going to hang around for many years to come.  </p>
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		<title>Worm Farm: More Than Just Lose Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petereriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worm farms?  Sometimes you wonder if you have heard things correctly.  
Worm farming or vermicomposting  is the process of getting compost, vermicast or worm humus and waste from organic matter being broken down by earthworms.  Through worm farming, we are able to get the best organic fertilizer that ca condition the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worm farms?  Sometimes you wonder if you have heard things correctly.  </p>
<p>Worm farming or vermicomposting  is the process of getting compost, vermicast or worm humus and waste from organic matter being broken down by earthworms.  Through worm farming, we are able to get the best organic fertilizer that ca condition the soil in producing good crops and produce.  </p>
<p>This practice is being done by gardeners and environmentalists to aid in waste reduction.  Most of the requirements for worm farming would be both yard and kitchen wastes.  Vermicomposting or worm farming can put kitchen waste into use and produce black, earth smelling and nutrient rich humus.  </p>
<p>Earthworms are the primary workers for creating rich, organic humus.  Earthworms and bacteria are the primary catalyst for the decomposition process.  Other species like insects, other worms and molds also play an important role in the decomposition process.  Earthworms mostly used in this process are the Red wigglers.  This kind of composting worm can be found in different parts of Europe and South America.  They are present in rotting vegetables, compost and of course piles of manure or animal wastes.  </p>
<p>The kind of compost produced by the vermicomposting process is odorless, clean, and organic.  It also has high quantities of micronutrients N, P, and K which are very important for the growth of plants.  Aside from providing necessary nutrients, it also environmental friendly, since it helps in recycling energy.  Aside from being eco-friendly, it also non-toxic and uses low energy to aid the process. </p>
<p>Ever since the wide use of chemical pesticides,  people have been expressing their concern on the effects of chemical fertilizer residue left on the crops and produce.  In a 2001 study, results showed that children who ate organically grown produce have lower organophosphorus pesticide exposure than children who do not eat organic.  </p>
<p>Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you&#8217;re fully informed about Worm Farming, keep reading.</p>
<p>Though most of the studies conducted are limited on the levels of organophosphorus and not on its effects, there are assumptions that those with lower levels have lower risk of neurological health problems.  </p>
<p>Food grown organically, therefore, can be said to have higher nutritional value than food grown using modern conventional methods.  It is just simple, healthy plants mean healthy people.  And this is what vermicomposting hopes to achieve.  </p>
<p>You can use the humus from the worms as another layer of rich soil in your potted plants.  Another way is by directly adding the humus in the soil while repotting.  Another good thing about this kind of organic fertilizer there is no need to worry about overfertilizing or accidentally burning or harming the plant due to excessive exposure to chemicals.  </p>
<p>Worm farming is not only something that you can do in your on backyard.  Yes, you can do this to reduce waste in your house and somehow help the environment.  But this can also be a business venture.   Through proper business strategies, surely you can start your own vermiculture business.</p>
<p>You can start your business by selling worm castings.  You can check nurseries that would need organic fertilizer.  You just need patience in educating people about the importance of organic farming and alternative ways of fertilizing the land.  </p>
<p>Marketing or selling worms can b more different.  Once in a while, a commercial vermicompost company would think of adding additional worms to their tiny working group.  This commercial  group would call a worm grower and most of the times, they buy the entire worm selection.   Worm farms have indeed a bright marketing and economic future.  </p>
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		<title>Odds and Ends to Note About Worm Farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the beginner, worm farming can either seem like a simple adventure or something totally foreign to them.  Some people have never been brave enough to hold a worm, not to mention making a whole farm of them!  So, let&#8217;s explore some interesting odds and ends about worm farming.</p>
<p>Compost worms and earthworms are not the same.  Earthworms loosen the soil.  Compost worms eat the mulch layer of soil.  Grub worms are not really worms at all.  They&#8217;re larvae from the June bugs that are pests to people in the southern parts of the United States.  Catalpa worms are not really worms either.  They&#8217;re caterpillars from a moth species that are known to infest the Catalpa tree.  Red worms are popular as fishing bait.  Tomato horn worms sound like little monsters, but they&#8217;re actually edible worms.  Witchetty grub worms are served in restaurants as barbecued appetizers in Australia.  Palm grubs are prepared by frying in hot pepper and salt.  (Kinda makes you want to ask what the new dish is before you eat in a strange place, huh?)  If you soak an earthworm overnight, it will purge the soil from them.</p>
<p>Odds are that the end result of many dishes served in other countries could be quite tasty.  But most worm farming in America is done for other purposes.  New word of the day is vermicomposting!  It sounds really smart and sophisticated, but it only means composting with worms.  Worms are great little workers for your compost bin and can enrich the end result.  This means you have better luck with that green thumb you&#8217;ve been trying so hard to encourage!</p>
<p>Truthfully, the only difference between you and Worm Farming experts is time. If you&#8217;ll invest a little more time in reading, you&#8217;ll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to Worm Farming.</p>
<p>You can build a worm bin out of wood, plastic, concrete, an old bucket, or an old bathtub.  If you really want an odd bin, create one out of an old toilet!  You just knew you were saving it for something, didn&#8217;t you?  The only problem with having strange bins is that you need to create a drain.  You can&#8217;t let your worm dirt get too soggy.  They rise to the top of the ground after a rain for a reason, you know.  </p>
<p>Drainage creates another benefit of your worm farm called worm tea.  No, you don&#8217;t drink it.  That would be far too odd and might end with a sick stomach.  You don&#8217;t serve it to your worms either.  Although it does create a cute picture to imagine them sitting at a tiny table, holding their tiny little tea cups and wearing tiny little straw floppy hats!</p>
<p>Did you know you can feed your worms vacuum cleaner dust?  Although you may want to ensure that you didn&#8217;t just fog the house for bugs before you vacuumed.  </p>
<p>Worm farming can be as expensive or as low-cost as you choose to make it.  How much does it cost to start a worm farm?  Well, that&#8217;s up to you.  How fancy you think you need it?  How large do you want to make it?  What type of worms do you want to start with?  How much space will you have for new growth?  How much money do you have available for the adventure?  What type of advertising do you want to do if it is a business venture?  Whatever your choices are, odds are that you&#8217;ll end up learning something valuable!</p>
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		<title>Worm Farming with Mealworms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petereriksson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary.</p>
<p>Mealworms are scavengers.  It doesn&#8217;t necessarily make them a bad worm, but it does help to understand them.  If you want to start a mealworm farm, you can find starters in damp, spoiled grain and grain products.  Perhaps you have access to a grain bin of some sort, a grain processing plant, or can get infested cereal from a cereal factory.</p>
<p>The dark mealworm is the species found throughout the United States.  Anyone who has found them in their flour or corn meal would not consider them friends!  But in this instance, you can turn an enemy into a friend and gain a profit from the experience.  </p>
<p>The trick to worm farming of any kind is to start small and work your way up.  You have to learn your limits and gain experience, find a market for your mealworms, and become educated about your product.  But anything worth having is worth working for.</p>
<p>People have been known to use the mealworm as fish bait or food for their birds or reptiles.  They&#8217;re people food in some places!</p>
<p>You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about Worm Farming. But don&#8217;t be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.</p>
<p>One interesting fact about mealworm farming is that powdery residues can build-up in the containers.  This residue, also known as frass, contains mealworm eggs.  You can separate this frass with a sifter of some sort once a month, keep it in a separate container, and feed it with raw pieces of potatoes or bran.  It takes a month for the eggs to hatch.</p>
<p>Females are capable of producing up to 500 eggs, but the adults only live a short time of 3 months at most.  They get their fluids from wet fruits like apples or over-ripe bananas and vegetables such as the potato or carrot.  They also lay eggs on these foods.  You can keep them alive and dormant at temperatures over 40 degrees.  They prefer warm environments of 80 degrees to grow and change.  So, don&#8217;t plan on them reproducing at the lower temperatures.</p>
<p>Did you know you can eat mealworms raw and live?  Ok, it&#8217;s not your average meal, but it&#8217;s healthy and is encouraged in other countries.  If you want the benefits, but can&#8217;t stomach the thought, maybe you could try baking them or turning them into flour to use in other recipes.  Just spread them on a lightly greased baking sheet and cook for up to 3 hours at 200 degrees.  They&#8217;re done when brittle.  Toss them into a blender or grinder  until they resemble wheat germ.  If nothing else, you could safely serve them to that irritating cousin just for a laugh.  It can be your little secret!</p>
<p>Meal worm farming is one of the cheapest worm farming you can enter.  It&#8217;s a great way to experiment and can be a safe way to feed your pets something natural and healthy.  You could add the worms to your dog or cats diet by using the flour to make your own dog or cat food.  Safe, natural, and healthy is the wave of the future.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that the topic of Worm Farming can be fascinating. If you still have unanswered questions about Worm Farming, you may find what you&#8217;re looking for in the next article.  </p>
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		<title>Feeding the Worms in a Worm Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have even a passing interest in the topic of Worm Farming, then you should take a look at the following information. This enlightening article presents some of the latest news on the subject of Worm Farming.</p>
<p>Naturally composting waste, providing an organic matter that enriches soil and even supplying hobbyists and fisherman with live bait.  These are all reasons for worm farming.  Taking care of the worms in a worm farm is typically quite easy but there some guidelines to follow.  Proper feeding is important for the health of the worms, and therefore important for the health of the farm.</p>
<p>Worms are fed a variety of food items, and nonfood items, for composting.  Some food type items that can be offered are fruits, vegetables, greens, bread products, cereals, tea bags, coffee grounds and filters and egg shells.  The worms will eat just about anything so it is imperative to know which foods are appropriate and why.</p>
<p>Fruits and vegetables are easily composted by the worms.  The important thing to remember when serving fruits and vegetables is the size of the portions.  Fruit pieces should be cut down to 1/2 inch pieces or slices.  Smaller pieces will be consumed more quickly.  Food blended up with water will also help the worms find the food and consume it faster.</p>
<p>Fruits and vegetables are highly nutritious.  Worms that are fed an appropriate diet will in turn produce a nutrient rich substance that is beneficial to crops, gardens, flower beds and even indoor flower pots.  Some nonfood items that can be offered to worms for composting are paper products, cotton rags, hair clippings, leaves and soaked cardboard.  A pizza box that has been torn up and soaked is a wonderful treat for worms.  </p>
<p>When offering leaves to a worm farm, be careful to only use products that have never been treated with chemicals.  For the safety of the worms, grass clipping and other yard clippings should be avoided incase chemicals have been used.  </p>
<p>Dog and cat droppings can be used in a worm farm with care.  Cats and dogs that have been dewormed recently will still have the substance within their bodies.  The medicine used for deworming can be excreted in the droppings.  If fed to the worms, the droppings can kill the worms quickly.  If a pet has been dewormed recently, avoid using the droppings in the worm farm.  </p>
<p>The best time to learn about Worm Farming is before you&#8217;re in the thick of things. Wise readers will keep reading to earn some valuable Worm Farming experience while it&#8217;s still free.</p>
<p>Care should also be taken when offering cat droppings from a litter box.  Inorganic litters are unsafe for the worms.  If your plan is to use the worms to compost the droppings, using a natural and organic litter will keep the worms happy.  </p>
<p>While there are many foods that can be offered readily, there are also those that should be avoided.  Care should always be taken with items that have been treated with chemicals, medications or other substances that may prove harmful.  </p>
<p>Meats should not be offered to the worms in a worm farm.  Being voracious eaters, the worms will gladly consume whatever meat is offered.  The problem with meat is with the pests it will attract.  Flies and maggots will be found in a worm farm that uses meat and the best way to eliminate these pests is to eliminate the use of meat.</p>
<p>Citrus fruits, onions and garlic should not be used either.  The worms appear to find the smell of these items offensive.  Most worms will try to escape the bin to get away from the smell.  Dairy products will also attract unwanted guests into the worm farm.  Another problematic issue with serving dairy products is the foul smell that is emitted as it rots. </p>
<p>Feeding worms is a pretty easy job.  The key is to know which items are good and which are bad for the health of the worms.  Another point to always remember is to not over feed.  New worms should be fed in small amounts when they are becoming established within the farm.  Once settled, the amount can be increased over time.</p>
<p>Over feeding leads to problems such as foul smells and pests.  Keep feeding down to a minimum, offering new food only when the old food supply is running low.  Worms can eat over half their body weight in food per day.  The worm population can double every few months.  Overfeeding can cause a problem but keep an eye on the population as well to be sure that underfeeding isn&#8217;t an issue.</p>
<p>A well fed worm population is a happy worm population.  Happy worms produce a lot of naturally composted, healthy castings for soil enrichment therefore keeping the worm farmer happy as well.  </p>
<p>So now you know a little bit about Worm Farming. Even if you don&#8217;t know everything, you&#8217;ve done something worthwhile: you&#8217;ve expanded your knowledge.</p>
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		<title>A Different Kind of Worm Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worm farms are in effect in different states all over the United States.  Because of the interest in recycling and the eco-system, these farms make sense.  Landfills get less bagged waste, crops are improved, other animals are fed a natural food, and the worms provide natural bait for fishing.  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worm farms are in effect in different states all over the United States.  Because of the interest in recycling and the eco-system, these farms make sense.  Landfills get less bagged waste, crops are improved, other animals are fed a natural food, and the worms provide natural bait for fishing.  </p>
<p>Worm farms can provide many things besides worms.  Worm gifts, worm candy, worm flour, worm breads, worm cookies, books, dvds, cute worm songs on cds, worm-related toys, fertilizer teas, compost, potting soil, cupped fishing bait, and hands-on activities for youngsters are some ideas.</p>
<p>Worm farming is technically known as vermiculture.  It can be a lucrative business, but it is not a way to make a lot of money quickly.  It takes patience, education, money, space, and marketing skills. You can&#8217;t just toss a handful of worms in your yard and expect them to go to work and make you rich!</p>
<p>If you want a different kind of worm farm, you first would want to research the other worm farms that are in the market.  If you make your worm farm unique and fun, you&#8217;ll draw families.  Families spend money on souvenir type items and knick knacks as memoirs of their adventures.  Kids like games.  Maybe you could create some playground equipment for your little visitors with designs that are based on worms.  Demonstrations can make your worm farm different.  </p>
<p>The more authentic information about Worm Farming you know, the more likely people are to consider you a Worm Farming expert. Read on for even more Worm Farming facts that you can share.</p>
<p>You can make your worm bins decorative as well to help maintain public interest.  People like &#8220;eye candy&#8221;.  Things that are brightly colored and designed catch the eye.  A person dressed in a worm suit to chat with the children would be a fun addition to make your worm farm different.  A small worm farm museum would be interesting for school groups to visit, which would increase public interest and make your worm farm different.</p>
<p>You might want to figure out how to have a worm festival on your worm farm.  Provided you have enough room for parking and someone to direct traffic, this could provide advertisement and fun for you and for your visitors.  Worm contests such as who can eat the most worm cookies or design the best worm poster, the most creative worm art made with playdoh, or races in worm shaped cars are some ideas.</p>
<p>Educational benefits exist as well.  Your worm farm can be used as a way to enlighten the public on how important the worm is to our natural environment.  It can teach people about other worms besides the earthworm and the worms that cause harm.</p>
<p>If you want a different kind of worm farm, it takes a good imagination and some ingenuity.  Creating interest and a public need is a good way to succeed.  It also means you&#8217;ll have to stay &#8220;on-your-toes&#8221; to maintain that interest.  Of course, it means more of an investment, too.  But in the business world, it takes money to make money. You just have to &#8220;worm&#8221; your way into the public eye and get noticed!</p>
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