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1. Worms decompose garbage

   

   wantstoknow
   November 22, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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2. Worms help to break down organic matter, such as food waste, soil, etc. This has several beneficial effects. The soil is aerated by the worm tunnels, and the by-product of the worm activity (aka “worm castings”) contains beneficial nutrients.

   

   GrowItYourselfer.com
   November 22, 2011 at 6:26 pm
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3. help turning compost into rich soil

   

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   November 22, 2011 at 6:56 pm
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4. A worm composting system harnesses red wriggler worms (Eisenia foetida) and a forest floor ecosystem to turn kitchen scraps and shredded paper into worm castings, one of the richest organic fertilizers you can get. When you send kitchen scraps and paper to the landfill, they produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that traps 26 times as much heat as carbon dioxide. When you run them through a worm composting system, they produce free fertilizer and off-gas some carbon dioxide, which is a lot easier on the environment than methane.

   For information on setting up a worm composting system, see
   http://www.grow-it-organically.com/worm-composting-system.html

   

   FarmCzar
   November 22, 2011 at 7:05 pm
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5. worm farms are used to create a supply of worms to be sold to bait stores, pet food makers and such along to create worm castings to be sold to the garden industry

   

   Lar
   November 22, 2011 at 7:24 pm
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