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{{Category=Soil and compost}}
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''The subject of worms keeps coming up on other pages in the food category, and they are definitely an essential part of good food systems, so let's give the little guys a page of their own.''
[[File:Worms.jpg|right|400px]]Worms are a key part of most good local food systems. Their main purpose is to convert food waste into  compost, which is excellent fertilizer for plants. Vermiculture is the practice of intensively farming worms; these worms then can be scattered around the garden, where they will improve the soil structure and nutrient profile, or they can be fed to small livestock


==Uses==
==Uses==

Revision as of 04:20, 6 March 2011

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Worms are a key part of most good local food systems. Their main purpose is to convert food waste into compost, which is excellent fertilizer for plants. Vermiculture is the practice of intensively farming worms; these worms then can be scattered around the garden, where they will improve the soil structure and nutrient profile, or they can be fed to small livestock

Uses

  • Chicken feed
  • Fish feed in aquaponics
  • Aerating soil
  • Making compost and compost tea for fertilizing gardens

DIY wormeries

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