You can make good money from rearing and selling Earthworms. Yes! Earthworms! Vermiculture (breeding and rearing Earthworms) is not a popular line of Business. But, surprisingly commands a billion dollar as you would soon agree by the time you must have completed reading this Hub.

You must have-at this moment-be thinking of how possibly you could rear and sell Earthworms. The truth is that, Earthworm Business had been around for a long time, but is recently gaining ground due to nascent ecological campaigns, implying that the market is still expanding; and the process of rearing is so simple that you can start your own earthworm Business.
As a new Entrepreneur investing into Vermiculture, you can decide whether to assume it a part-time or a full-time Enterprise. Which ever is the choice, the Internet is a great tool that can provide a whole wealth of Informations in books, publication, and online marketing. Apart from online earthworm business directories that can give you contacts to a range of list of earthworm buyers and importers in different parts of the World, you can market your Worms by taking advantage of personal internet campaigns and adverts as simplified in Google AdSense, Face book, eBay, Amazon, e.t.c.

If you chose to practice Vermiculture as a part-time business, it could be a great home business or fun filled family business prosecuted at the comfort of your home.

Rearing Earthworms

There are so many ways you can rear your earthworm. You can decide to adopt any of the techniques in various publications on the subject. But all boils to two positions: domestication and rearing in the wild. In the case of the former, you can buy a specially designed plastic bin or simply convert regular bin to a conducive moist habitat that is required for earthworms to thrive. In this case, you are required to: feed the worms (ensuring that not too much food is place inside the Bin), ensure that the the bin is well aerated, check the PH of the soil, and monitor the temperature of the surrounding since earthworms do not tolerate heat. The bin system is most conducive for Home business.

Rearing in the wild is the most conducive and comfortable way of rearing earthworms. Earthworm Entrepreneurs in the US are best know for practicing this type of approach. They map out an area of land, provide the conducive environment, introduce the worms, and start feeding them with dirts. Usually, they are known for rearing the Night-crawler which is the common Earthworm. Their approach to vermiculture do not involve employing so many staffs. They allow the fields to mature and harvest with hired labour.

Harvesting of the night crawler requires that the pickers (hired labourers) must put on a pair of boot, handgloves, and must be armed with touchlight and a small collecting container. Night crawler (as the name implies) comes out of their burrows to the surface in search of food when it is night. As such, pickers should be able to spot and collect them. It is reasonable to pick the adults and leave the smaller ones to mature. Once a field is harvested, it is left for a period of time to mature before another cycle of harvest.

This technique is unique in that, Entrepreneurs can go in partnership with urban waste disposal and rotate different fields at different range of maturation.
What to feed your earthworm

Earthworm feeds on organic matters (up to one third of its body weight a day) by burrowing into soil continuously ingesting both soil and organic products in the process exiting Humus in the form of earthworm cast. As such, feeds for your earthworms covers a wide range of choices so that Entrepreneurs prefers to feed them with waste from slaughter houses, breweries, and paper mills.

The use of animal waste for feeding earthworms informs of a combination of rearing earthworms with animals. Rearing earthworms at the bottom of animal enclosures will not only provide continuous feeds for the earthworms, but will also remove animal feces from farms and control odours in the farm. Farmers can also decide to begin harvesting a third product which is the compost produced by the worms.

You must also not forget that organic materials from garbage can also be used as feeds as we have said before that urban waste disposal are being combined with earthworm fields in the US.

Uses of earthworms

There are a whole range of uses of earthworms but the six below are the most common uses you can depend on.

1. Composting (vermicompost): Earthworms can be used directly in gardens (or farms) to improve soil nutrients, structure, and texture by introducing them into garden soils where they form humus, till, and mix the soil; or indirectly by adding pre-formed earthworm cast to soil as compost manure.

2. As fish food in ponds and aquarium: Earthworms serves as feeds for fishes in ponds and aquariums. With rapidly expanding fish pond business to meet the growing demand for fish, vermiculture can thrive with it.

3. In poultry: Poultry animals are fed with earthworms as source of protein. Your earthworm can find local market in this case.

4. Fishing bait in sport: Recreational fishing demands a large amounts of earthworms which serves as bait for fishes in fresh water.

5. In biology: You can imagine how many schools are there all over the world in need of earthworms for practical biology classes.

6. As dietary nutrient: Earthworms also serve as source of dietary nutrient for some cultures around the World.

In this era of "going green" and rapid urbanization, earthworm farmers can find great trade opportunities. But most importantly they must learn to effectively package the worms. Luckily, there are so many books, publications, and guides on rearing earthworms; available on the Internet.

What's the best way to catch them (for recycling waste) or where can one buy them from if one doesnt have much time? Thanks a million.

valicious1:
You can make good money from rearing and selling Earthworms. Yes! Earthworms! Vermiculture (breeding and rearing Earthworms) is not a popular line of Business. But, surprisingly commands a billion dollar as you would soon agree by the time you must have completed reading this Hub.

You must have-at this moment-be thinking of how possibly you could rear and sell Earthworms. The truth is that, Earthworm Business had been around for a long time, but is recently gaining ground due to nascent ecological campaigns, implying that the market is still expanding; and the process of rearing is so simple that you can start your own earthworm Business.
As a new Entrepreneur investing into Vermiculture, you can decide whether to assume it a part-time or a full-time Enterprise. Which ever is the choice, the Internet is a great tool that can provide a whole wealth of Informations in books, publication, and online marketing. Apart from online earthworm business directories that can give you contacts to a range of list of earthworm buyers and importers in different parts of the World, you can market your Worms by taking advantage of personal internet campaigns and adverts as simplified in Google AdSense, Face book, eBay, Amazon, e.t.c.

If you chose to practice Vermiculture as a part-time business, it could be a great home business or fun filled family business prosecuted at the comfort of your home.

Rearing Earthworms

There are so many ways you can rear your earthworm. You can decide to adopt any of the techniques in various publications on the subject. But all boils to two positions: domestication and rearing in the wild. In the case of the former, you can buy a specially designed plastic bin or simply convert regular bin to a conducive moist habitat that is required for earthworms to thrive. In this case, you are required to: feed the worms (ensuring that not too much food is place inside the Bin), ensure that the the bin is well aerated, check the PH of the soil, and monitor the temperature of the surrounding since earthworms do not tolerate heat. The bin system is most conducive for Home business.

Rearing in the wild is the most conducive and comfortable way of rearing earthworms. Earthworm Entrepreneurs in the US are best know for practicing this type of approach. They map out an area of land, provide the conducive environment, introduce the worms, and start feeding them with dirts. Usually, they are known for rearing the Night-crawler which is the common Earthworm. Their approach to vermiculture do not involve employing so many staffs. They allow the fields to mature and harvest with hired labour.

Harvesting of the night crawler requires that the pickers (hired labourers) must put on a pair of boot, handgloves, and must be armed with touchlight and a small collecting container. Night crawler (as the name implies) comes out of their burrows to the surface in search of food when it is night. As such, pickers should be able to spot and collect them. It is reasonable to pick the adults and leave the smaller ones to mature. Once a field is harvested, it is left for a period of time to mature before another cycle of harvest.

This technique is unique in that, Entrepreneurs can go in partnership with urban waste disposal and rotate different fields at different range of maturation.
What to feed your earthworm

Earthworm feeds on organic matters (up to one third of its body weight a day) by burrowing into soil continuously ingesting both soil and organic products in the process exiting Humus in the form of earthworm cast. As such, feeds for your earthworms covers a wide range of choices so that Entrepreneurs prefers to feed them with waste from slaughter houses, breweries, and paper mills.

The use of animal waste for feeding earthworms informs of a combination of rearing earthworms with animals. Rearing earthworms at the bottom of animal enclosures will not only provide continuous feeds for the earthworms, but will also remove animal feces from farms and control odours in the farm. Farmers can also decide to begin harvesting a third product which is the compost produced by the worms.

You must also not forget that organic materials from garbage can also be used as feeds as we have said before that urban waste disposal are being combined with earthworm fields in the US.

Uses of earthworms

There are a whole range of uses of earthworms but the six below are the most common uses you can depend on.

1. Composting (vermicompost): Earthworms can be used directly in gardens (or farms) to improve soil nutrients, structure, and texture by introducing them into garden soils where they form humus, till, and mix the soil; or indirectly by adding pre-formed earthworm cast to soil as compost manure.

2. As fish food in ponds and aquarium: Earthworms serves as feeds for fishes in ponds and aquariums. With rapidly expanding fish pond business to meet the growing demand for fish, vermiculture can thrive with it.

3. In poultry: Poultry animals are fed with earthworms as source of protein. Your earthworm can find local market in this case.

4. Fishing bait in sport: Recreational fishing demands a large amounts of earthworms which serves as bait for fishes in fresh water.

5. In biology: You can imagine how many schools are there all over the world in need of earthworms for practical biology classes.

6. As dietary nutrient: Earthworms also serve as source of dietary nutrient for some cultures around the World.

 

In this era of "going green" and rapid urbanization, earthworm farmers can find great trade opportunities. But most importantly they must learn to effectively package the worms. Luckily, there are so many books, publications, and guides on rearing earthworms; available on the Internet.

The possibilities are endless. Vermiculture is beginning to gain ground in Kenya and people are going for the training. Some have even set up small scale businesses around it.

Pavore9:


The possibilities are endless. Vermiculture is beginning to gain ground in Kenya and people are going for the training. Some have even set up small scale businesses around it.

Pavore9 I sight you

greenmatorganic:


Pavore9 I sight you

l was never declared missing!

Hmmm...is there any Nigerian-practising farmer on this vermiculture that can share his 'real life/ practical' experience on this?

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Hello thanks for this eye opener. Can u pls educate me further I want to start fish business and engage on vemiculture for their feeding. How can I get traained for large scale production?

A brief introduction to DIY vermiculture here http://accessagriculture.org/node/1382/en
And if you would like to go full blast into it, there are loads of off-the shelf Wormery solution- check Amazon and some other online garden suppliers

valicious1:
You can make good money from rearing and selling Earthworms. Yes! Earthworms! Vermiculture (breeding and rearing Earthworms) is not a popular line of Business. But, surprisingly commands a billion dollar as you would soon agree by the time you must have completed reading this Hub.

You must have-at this moment-be thinking of how possibly you could rear and sell Earthworms. The truth is that, Earthworm Business had been around for a long time, but is recently gaining ground due to nascent ecological campaigns, implying that the market is still expanding; and the process of rearing is so simple that you can start your own earthworm Business.
As a new Entrepreneur investing into Vermiculture, you can decide whether to assume it a part-time or a full-time Enterprise. Which ever is the choice, the Internet is a great tool that can provide a whole wealth of Informations in books, publication, and online marketing. Apart from online earthworm business directories that can give you contacts to a range of list of earthworm buyers and importers in different parts of the World, you can market your Worms by taking advantage of personal internet campaigns and adverts as simplified in Google AdSense, Face book, eBay, Amazon, e.t.c.

If you chose to practice Vermiculture as a part-time business, it could be a great home business or fun filled family business prosecuted at the comfort of your home.

Rearing Earthworms

There are so many ways you can rear your earthworm. You can decide to adopt any of the techniques in various publications on the subject. But all boils to two positions: domestication and rearing in the wild. In the case of the former, you can buy a specially designed plastic bin or simply convert regular bin to a conducive moist habitat that is required for earthworms to thrive. In this case, you are required to: feed the worms (ensuring that not too much food is place inside the Bin), ensure that the the bin is well aerated, check the PH of the soil, and monitor the temperature of the surrounding since earthworms do not tolerate heat. The bin system is most conducive for Home business.

Rearing in the wild is the most conducive and comfortable way of rearing earthworms. Earthworm Entrepreneurs in the US are best know for practicing this type of approach. They map out an area of land, provide the conducive environment, introduce the worms, and start feeding them with dirts. Usually, they are known for rearing the Night-crawler which is the common Earthworm. Their approach to vermiculture do not involve employing so many staffs. They allow the fields to mature and harvest with hired labour.

Harvesting of the night crawler requires that the pickers (hired labourers) must put on a pair of boot, handgloves, and must be armed with touchlight and a small collecting container. Night crawler (as the name implies) comes out of their burrows to the surface in search of food when it is night. As such, pickers should be able to spot and collect them. It is reasonable to pick the adults and leave the smaller ones to mature. Once a field is harvested, it is left for a period of time to mature before another cycle of harvest.

This technique is unique in that, Entrepreneurs can go in partnership with urban waste disposal and rotate different fields at different range of maturation.
What to feed your earthworm

Earthworm feeds on organic matters (up to one third of its body weight a day) by burrowing into soil continuously ingesting both soil and organic products in the process exiting Humus in the form of earthworm cast. As such, feeds for your earthworms covers a wide range of choices so that Entrepreneurs prefers to feed them with waste from slaughter houses, breweries, and paper mills.

The use of animal waste for feeding earthworms informs of a combination of rearing earthworms with animals. Rearing earthworms at the bottom of animal enclosures will not only provide continuous feeds for the earthworms, but will also remove animal feces from farms and control odours in the farm. Farmers can also decide to begin harvesting a third product which is the compost produced by the worms.

You must also not forget that organic materials from garbage can also be used as feeds as we have said before that urban waste disposal are being combined with earthworm fields in the US.

Uses of earthworms

There are a whole range of uses of earthworms but the six below are the most common uses you can depend on.

1. Composting (vermicompost): Earthworms can be used directly in gardens (or farms) to improve soil nutrients, structure, and texture by introducing them into garden soils where they form humus, till, and mix the soil; or indirectly by adding pre-formed earthworm cast to soil as compost manure.

2. As fish food in ponds and aquarium: Earthworms serves as feeds for fishes in ponds and aquariums. With rapidly expanding fish pond business to meet the growing demand for fish, vermiculture can thrive with it.

3. In poultry: Poultry animals are fed with earthworms as source of protein. Your earthworm can find local market in this case.

4. Fishing bait in sport: Recreational fishing demands a large amounts of earthworms which serves as bait for fishes in fresh water.

5. In biology: You can imagine how many schools are there all over the world in need of earthworms for practical biology classes.

6. As dietary nutrient: Earthworms also serve as source of dietary nutrient for some cultures around the World.

 

In this era of "going green" and rapid urbanization, earthworm farmers can find great trade opportunities. But most importantly they must learn to effectively package the worms. Luckily, there are so many books, publications, and guides on rearing earthworms; available on the Internet.

Never use manure as part of your compost from vermiculture
Materials to Avoid

• Coal Ash – Most ashes are safe to mix into your compost pile, but coal ashes are not. They contain sulfur and iron in amounts high enough to damage plants.

• Colored Paper – Some paper with colored inks (including newsprint) contain heavy metals or other toxic materials and should not be added to the compost pile (see Heavy Metal Garden).

• Diseased Plants – It takes an efficient composting system and ideal conditions (extreme heat) to destroy many plant diseases. If the disease organisms are not destroyed they can be spread later when the compost is applied. Avoid questionable plant materials.

• Inorganic Materials – This stuff won’t break down and includes aluminum foil, glass, plastics and metals. Pressure-treated lumber should also be avoided because it’s treated with chemicals that could be toxic in compost.

• Meat, Bones, Fish, Fats, Dairy – These products can “overheat” your compost pile (not to mention make it stinky and attract animals). They are best avoided.

• Pet Droppings – Dog or cat droppings contain several disease organisms and can make compost toxic to handle. (Can you believe the state of Alaska actually spent $25,000 on a study to determine the effects of composting dog poop? – PDF format)

• Synthetic Chemicals – Certain lawn and garden chemicals (herbicides – pesticides) can withstand the composting process and remain intact in the finished compost. Poisons have no place in the natural micro-community of your compost pile.

nikaShow:
Hmmm...is there any Nigerian-practising farmer on this vermiculture that can share his 'real life/ practical' experience on this?

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I've started my own oo. In two 25L jerrycans cut in half. I'm currently experimenting on it and it's going on fine.

greenmatorganic:



Never use manure as part of your compost from vermiculture
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U can use manure from farm animals. In fact, manure from pigs make excellent fertilizers. The thing there is to balance manure with a high carbon source like carbohydrate food waste and papers, cartons etc. Or you can load only one wide of the pile with manure so that the earthworms can have other places to go if the manure starts heating up excessively. In fact, the heat can help them multiply during cold periods.

FarmTech:

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I've started my own oo. In two 25L jerrycans cut in half. I'm currently experimenting on it and it's going on fine.

That is good. There is this Kenyan guy, he studied Aeronautic Engineering but now a full-time worm farmer, using a space which is not up to a plot of land and on a monthly basis earns about N400K from the sales of vermicompost, worm tea and worms itself. He sells a kilo of earthworms for N4,000. His page on facebook is Planet Worms

Hmmm, this is nice oooo. @farmtech, pls sir we need an update from u. Thanks

NIL

NIL

bsadebowale:
I have matured earthworms for sale, interested guys should call or whatsapp me on 07035315405. Serious guys only pls

pics sir, and can u tutor us on breeding

hi guys! i need red worms (Eisenia fetida). Please help

Colok:
hi guys! i need red worms (Eisenia fetida). Please help

African Night Crawlers are the most productive composting earthworms, and lucky for us, they are native to West Africa. They grow bigger, reproduce more quickly, and produce castings more prolifically than redworms. They also have the ability to live in the soil. The only reason why redworms are more popular in the US and Europe is because redworms can cope with very cold weather, but this doesn't matter to us at all. In my SW area, most of the earthworms you see are African Night Crawlers, so if you don't get a supplier, you can search for them by yourself.

FarmTech:

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I've started my own oo. In two 25L jerrycans cut in half. I'm currently experimenting on it and it's going on fine.

what species of worms are you using? how is it going? please share your experience. thanks

Seun:

African Night Crawlers are the most productive composting earthworms, and lucky for us, they are native to West Africa. They grow bigger, reproduce more quickly, and produce castings more prolifically than redworms. They also have the ability to live in the soil. The only reason why redworms are more popular in the US and Europe is because redworms can cope with very cold weather, but this doesn't matter to us at all. In my SW area, most of the earthworms you see are African Night Crawlers, so if you don't get a supplier, you can search for them by yourself.

thanks for the info. i will search my backyard.

Please any info on rearing of maggot would be highly appreciated.

FarmTech:

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I've started my own oo. In two 25L jerrycans cut in half. I'm currently experimenting on it and it's going on fine.

Any update on it now? Can you please share your experience?