Vermicomposting
EISENIA FETIDA
What?!* aka. Red wigglers, earthworms, fishing worms. In our case, composting workers. We cultivate worms to do the hard work of digesting our compost. Technically, I do not know if their work is actually hard. It's what they do. Vermicastings are the bi-product of worms. Vermicast is basically nutrient-dense dirt.
VERMICULTURE
Vermiculture is the care and use of earthworms to stabilize active organic materials and convert them to valuable soil amendments and a source of plant nutrients. Castings have an earthy smell and carry no harmful pathogens.
VERMI-TEA
We use vermicast as a base. We add clean, deep-well water to the vermicast and let that steep overnight with air infiltration. This makes a nutrient dense tea spray that we add to our gardens. The nutrients in the tea provide the base nutrient load that encourages a cascade of dense, microbiological abundance in the soil. This abundance develops the rhizosphere health where plant roots love to grow. Naturally grown, nutritious, and delicious food, healthy soil, and ecological stability is the result.
REDUCING WASTE
We support locals. Not only do we buy local as much as possible we also offer FREE compost waste pick-up from local restaurants. We get food for our worms and the local restaurant gets to participate in reducing landfill waste while also supporting a local business. One restaurant helping to reduce landfill waste is "The Garden Spot Cafe" in Caldwell, TX.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Because we use worms we don't use synthetic, artificial fertilizers. Our run off does not pollute streams or water sources. This process builds our soil instead of mining it. The local ecosystem flourishes and our pollinators like bees and butterflies thrive.