Worm Farming Book

Worm Farming Our saviour for the soil

With Jade Woodhouse

Feeding and introducing the worms

The more and more I garden Organically and Sustainably the more evidence I see of this method being highly successful for healthy growing, increasing the life and fertility of the soil and producing healthy, nutritious food which creates health in the consumers of the food. It is definantly the way to go! I started using worm castings continuous seven years ago, always adding or applying to the soil with each planting or as a leaf application and I have seen the incredible changes it has made to the soil, its fertility and biological life. The soil is full of nutrients that are available to the plants. The soil holds moisture, the soil pH is buffered and the soil temperature is stable. Our food not only has sweetness and flavour, it is jammed packed with nutrients. I can't mention all the praises I have for worm castings, they are tremendously great.

Jade checking the worms

Worm farming is a simple easy way to dispose of your household and garden waste. Worm farming can be done anywhere and if managed correctly can be a pleasant, odourless, fun way of making your own soil improving conditioners. The soil conditioners you receive are of no cost to you nor the environment, you are turning waste into top quality, biological soil food. I totally enjoy having billions of worms as pets; they are productive and useful in the Permaculture/Sustainable system.

I believe worms are the most important creatures on earth. Their working abilities, their unique manures and their symbiotic relationship with other micro-organisms make them an essential, vital part of the natural and holistic approach to restoration of the soil and this planet.

Jade setting up a can-o-worm farm

This book covers keeping worms in small farms for pets right through to large size worm farms, worms as part of your livestock, for small acreage. It is not just on worm keeping and correct husbandry/management, the book covers using the end products and recipes for use. Each page is in-depth with information and has been written from extensive experience with several different types of worm farms. The technique and method is an easy to adopt routine of correct caring for your worms. The book will allow you to have healthy happy worms that are extremely productive and useful to you. You will be amazed at what these creatures eat and what they create. You will fall totally in love with worms and worm farming. Worm farming is simple, easy and worthwhile when you know how.

Preparing the bedding in Jades worm farm

BOOK CONTENTS ~ Worm farming introduction, our own waste disposal, categories of worms, the facts about worms, quantity of worms, what do you put worms in, starting out bedding mixes, cell farms starting from scratch, starting from scratch using bathtubs, on-ground worm farms, location for your worm farm, structural protection for your worm farm, bed temperature, watering, feeding, food sources, zone feeding, what can you feed, supplementary feeding, pH level for worms, aerating the bed, problems and trouble shooting, harvesting castings, harvesting worms, storage and curing, final products, using the solid castings, establishing a new garden using the castings, solid castings for soil and perennials, as an inoculant, tree paste recipe, seed raising mixture recipe, how to use the liquid castings, soil maintenance and leaf applications, lawn and pasture use, application rates, scientific findings and photos throughout the book.

Some of Jade's worm farms in Dorrigo

The book is easy reading and a wonderful guide to worm farming. It is a very handy helpful book.

" Worm farming our saviour for the soil" August 2004, is A3 size, centre stapled booklet. Printed front and back in black and white including photos. It is 54 pages in total and each written page is full of informative, extremely useful information.

Cost $12 for the book plus $2.50 postage, packaging and handling. Jade Woodhouses self published books are only available from her.

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