Worm Composting - The Business And Biology
Of Raising Compost Worms

Worm composting... do you want to learn everything there is to know about worm farming and composting in a concise step-by-step "how to" guide written by two professional worm farmers with over 12 years worm farming experience?

Do you want to SAVE MONEY and avoid unnecessary disappointment when getting started with your new worm farming hobby? Are you interested in starting a small home based business from your worm farming interests?

• Helping the environment by disposing of your organic waste in a more environmentally friendly manner...


• Increasing the growth rate of your plants & vegetables with fresh worm compost and worm tea...


• Having a continuous supply of live worms on demand for fishing or to use as pet food for your fish and reptiles...


• Or are looking to turn your current worm farming interests into a profitable additional income...

The five most commonly used worms for worm compost. Not all earthworms can be utilized for successful vermiculture. Decide which breeding stock are most suited to your individual needs; whether you wish to take advantage of the worm by-products such as worm compost, or are more interested in maintaining a wormery to have a year round supply of fishing worms.

Worms need the correct bedding to thrive in. You'll discover what makes the perfect bedding material, the types of everyday material you can use with great success and what you need to avoid. You'll also be shown how to prepare your bedding to ensure it provides your worm composter with ideal conditions for maximum worm farming.

Discover exactly what you can and can't feed your worms and how to prepare their feed correctly. Organic waste materials make for a wide selection of no-cost food, but some food types can poison your compost worms and sour your worm bin. You'll learn exactly what you should be feeding your worms and what you need to avoid at all costs.

If your amtitious or entrepreneurial then here's how you can turn your hobby into a second income - much needed in todays poor economic outlook. There are over 40 different potential markets to sell your compost worms and worm by-products to. You'll learn about each of these markets, why the are in need of what YOU can supply them with (and are prepared to pay you excellent money for), and how to reach these markets using no cost and low cost marketing techniques.

And much, much more... This worm composting manual is the most comprehensive and up to date guide for productive and successful worm farming in 2009 and beyond;

• Introduction
  
  About This Manual
  A Brief History of Worm Farming


• Part I – Worm Farming Basics
  
  The Worms
  General Earthworm Biology
  Moisture, Chemical & Light Sensitivity
  Reproduction
  Digestion & Nutrition
  Worm Species
  Additional Thoughts About Worms


• Requirements
  
  Food and Bedding
  Carbon-Rich Materials
  Nitrogen-Rich Materials
  Manure
  Moisture
  Aeration
  Temperature
  Other Factors (pH and Light)


• Other Organisms
  
  Allies
  
  Pests - Predators/Parasites/Disease


• Worm Farming Systems
  
  Small-Scale...
  Homemade Worm Bins
  Commercial Worm Bins
  Setting Up a Worm Bin
  
  Medium-Scale...
  Homemade Systems
  Mid-Scale Commercial Systems
  
  Large-scale...
  Windrows
  Worm Beds
  Flow-through Reactors


• Worm Farming Equipment
  
  Tractors / Loaders / Forklifts
  Shredders / Pulverizers
  Harvesters / Trommel Screens
  Irrigation Equipment
  Vehicles
  Other Equipment


• Part II – Worm Farming As A Business
  
  Can I Make Money With Worms?
  Important Considerations
  Creating a Business Plan
  Exploring Possible Markets
  Buy-Back Contracts
  Worm Farming Success Stories
  Closing Thought