http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27573 Sun, 25 May 2008 08:23:10 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27573 There is no odor involved with vermicomposting if done correctly. The bin should smell like fresh dirt. You may want to try to feed the fermented compost to the worms to break it down even more. I have never tried the microorganism concoction prior to feeding, but it might be worth a shot if you still want to use this method. Seems to me that the microorganisms are not breaking the waste down as much as it could be. Using red worms as a composting method gives you the most nutrient dense compost you can get naturally. It ends up to be peat like in weight with a coffee ground consistency. There is no odor involved with vermicomposting if done correctly. The bin should smell like fresh dirt.
You may want to try to feed the fermented compost to the worms to break it down even more. I have never tried the microorganism concoction prior to feeding, but it might be worth a shot if you still want to use this method.
Seems to me that the microorganisms are not breaking the waste down as much as it could be. Using red worms as a composting method gives you the most nutrient dense compost you can get naturally. It ends up to be peat like in weight with a coffee ground consistency.

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27336 Sun, 18 May 2008 22:13:01 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27336 Is there any odor involved with vermiculture? I currently compost my table scraps with EM (an essential microorganism concoction made with rice polish and such) and the smell of the fermented compost is so attractive to foxes, crows and stray dogs that I can't keep them from digging up my garden. Would switching to vermiculture solve that problem? Is there any odor involved with vermiculture? I currently compost my table scraps with EM (an essential microorganism concoction made with rice polish and such) and the smell of the fermented compost is so attractive to foxes, crows and stray dogs that I can’t keep them from digging up my garden. Would switching to vermiculture solve that problem?

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27330 Sun, 18 May 2008 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27330 I LOVE my worm bin - they are so wonderful and eat all our table scraps! No meat or dairy, please, though. We used that make your own page for ours and it works great. I LOVE my worm bin - they are so wonderful and eat all our table scraps! No meat or dairy, please, though. We used that make your own page for ours and it works great.

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27285 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:16:33 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27285 Did they complain? Did they complain?

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27284 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:52:30 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/15/vermiculture-club/#comment-27284 My worms were recently evicted from the basement after about 2 years. It has been a bit chilly outside at night - it must be quite a surprise for them. My worms were recently evicted from the basement after about 2 years. It has been a bit chilly outside at night - it must be quite a surprise for them.

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