Worm Composting Becomes Big Business

treehugger.com:

A few weeks ago we caught a behind-the-scenes glimpse at an industrial composting operation. But it's not just regular composting that's going mainstream. Vermicomposting, or worm composting--which I tend to think of as the crunchier, DIY end of composting--is also being practiced on some pretty large scales. And these folks seem to be making money from it too.

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Comments

[tomstedham]

02:37 AM on 12/18/2010

We need more people using worms to compost!

[Ljilja]

12:29 PM on 11/08/2010

It's an excellent idea. This is the kind of resourcefulness and creativity that the world needs.

http://graciouslivingdaybyday.com/

[lotusgirl]

12:52 AM on 11/06/2010

i keep saying i'm going to start worm composting after watching several videos on youtube, but i'm such a girl. i'm completely freaked out by worms. i just hate throwing out my veggie scraps and my compost bin is such a pain.

[Sweet Leaf]

02:32 PM on 11/05/2010

Growing Power, a non-profit in Milwaukee, produces over 1 million pounds of food a year on their 3 acre site.

Their fertilizer: Worm castings, that they 'farm' themselves, on-site.