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Where to purchase worm compost bins and worms:
- World of Worms (2610
Glenmore
Road North -
north of
Glenmore
Landfill)
www.worldofworms.com - All Things Organic (Kamloops)
www.allthingsorganic.com/
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Briteland
(Vernon) www.briteland.com
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Vermicomposting is simply composting with worms. Its another method of recycling
food waste into rich, dark, earth-smelling soil conditioner.
Worm composting is ideal for apartment dwellers, classrooms, businesses, for those
with limited mobility, and for anyone interested in year-round indoor composting.
Worm compost is made in a container filled with moist bedding and red wigglers.
Add your food waste and the worms will turn the contents into rich compost. Red
wigglers eat their weight in waste every two days!
The worms survive between temperatures of 13 degrees to 25 degrees Celsius. If they
are outside it is important to keep them in the shade during the summer, and insulated
during the winter.
What do I need to get started?
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Container
Wood and plastic containers work well and you can either build or buy. Check out
the sites on this page for purchase locations.
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Bedding
You will need damp bedding for the worms to live in and for you to bury food waste
in. Suitable bedding includes shredded newspaper, cardboard, leaves, straw, sawdust,
compost or manure. It is important to moisten the bedding to about the wetness of
a wrung-out sponge. In addition, covering the worms, bedding and food with a thick
layer of shredded newspapers will prevent fruit flies from laying eggs and help
prevent any odors.
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Worms
You can purchase the worms at the sites listed on this page.
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