Not all superheroes wear capes, that includes worms. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Nina Prater, sustainable agriculture specialist in the NCAT Southeast office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks with Matt Casteel, owner of Wurmworks, a composting business in Jackson, Mississippi.
The two take a closer look at worms as composting superheroes. Casteel explains how to identify "good" compost, the ins-and-outs of worm composting, why compost is so good for soil health, and how composting can put food waste to good use.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Worms for Bait or Waste Processing
Vermicomposting: The Basics
Managing Soils for Water: How Five Principles of Soil Health Support Water Infiltration and Storage
Worms for Bait of Waste Processing (Vermicomposting)
Other Resources:
wurmworks
Teaming with Microbes
Texas Worm Ranch
The Worm Farmer's Handbook
Dr. Norman Arancon, University Hawaii
Soil Food Web
Chris Trump (Korean) Natural Farming
The Good Food Revolution
aWorms Eat My Garbage
Labs that perform compost bioassay:
Small Labs -
https://catalystbioamendments.com
https://www.crescivesoil.org/
Big Labs -
https://midwestbiosystems.com/services/
https://www.blinc.com/services/agriculture-analysis/manure-and-compost-analysis
Sources for Worms:
http://txwormranch.com/
https://www.texaswormfarm.com/
https://www.wormcastings.biz/
https://unclejimswormfarm.com/
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