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Worm Composting

Tiptoe Farms Webmaster 12/15/2022 Tagged ,

Simplifying vermicomposting and making it easy for anyone to start.

In This Podcast:

Steve Churchill is the owner of the Urban Worm Company, a vermicomposting-related blog, online store, and manufacturer of the Urban Worm Bag. Through the Urban Worm blog, social media, and e-mail interactions with his readers, Steve is a joyful promoter of vermicomposting as a means to turn household and commercial waste into a highly valuable soil amendment. Steve is also a retired military veteran and a pilot for Southwest Airlines.

Listen in and learn about:

How a gardening project needing compost and coffee grounds intrigued him enough to start studying worm castings.
How he was not finding what he needed on the internet
Deciding to start a blog to help others like him learn about vermicomposting
Developing a relationship with his readers
Comparing various styles of vermicomposting and continuous flow vermicomposting
Describing his worm bag what the dripping “worm tea” is and why this is not desirable
How cardboard is great for worms and what to watch for
Setting up the worm bag for ideal composting
Don’t rush it, how to take it step by step
How to recognizes the signs for what is happening in the worm bag
What worms eat, ratios and knowing when to feed
Why worm compost is so good for your garden soil
How bees love plants fed with worm compost better
Getting science-y on the different kinds of worms
Why a lack of worms means your soil is missing something

His failure – The first version of his worm bag, and he learned the value of the right material for the job

His success – Staying a small company and being accessible to his customers

His drive – A constant fear of a deathbed wish that things were different

His advice – Keep doing things you are slightly uncomfortable with, never get comfortable

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

How to reach Steve:

Website:  UrbanWormCompany.com/UrbanFarm

YouTube: Urban Worm Company

Instagram: @UrbanWormCo

Email: Steve@UrbanWormCompany.com

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