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It took me about two years of searching the internet about earthworms before I finally bought myself a few from Dora du Plessis. My "research" in what earthworms is able to do, convinced me that I wanted to know more about the fascinating creatures and how to harness their special powers. I wanted to share my knowledge with other people. I decided to organize an earthworm workshop and get a few people together and that was where I finally got hooked. It is now one year since we had the workshop in Hartswater and my interest in earthworms is still growing by the day. As I write these words, my home made earthworm compost tea brewer is at work brewing a bucket full of tea for my garlic patch. My handful of worms has grown to a container full of about 11 meters long and 900mm wide made from an old conveyor belt. There are also three old baths in use for keeping and multiplying the earthworms. Every two weeks I go to a dairy farm and collect 20 buckets full of fresh cow manure. (It used to be 10 buckets a few weeks ago!) I found that this food source is the best for multiplying earthworms. Another food source is from our guesthouse's kitchen where we collect all fruit and vegetable skins and egg shells. During the year I met people from as far as Durban who called me wanting to know more about earthworms. I send my first batch of earthworms by courier to someone in Britstown about 350 km from Hartswater. A new community opened before me. I am also happy to say that my own earthworm website was launched about two weeks ago. I could only thank everyone at Goodbugs, especially Charl Pienaar for all his help and assistance in the start-up process of my earthworm farm. . |
Earthworm Babysitting Worms escaping from the bin ? Ever heard of anybody babysitting for our little red earthworms? Well, I had the privilege of caring for a friend's earthworm farm (The Worm Factory) for a couple of months. I would like to share a few of my experiences on the Worm Factory during this period. Read more |
Worms Multiplying How fast do worms multiply ? Share our experiment on the increase of adult worms in four months, amazing results! Worm breeding. Read more |
The Earthworm Farmer Hartswater, Northern Cape |
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Die Erdwurmboer.co.za Al is dit bloot net om die kombuisafval sinvol te verwerk tot kompos vir ‘n klein groentetuintjie of om waarde tot die beesmis van ‘n groot melkery toe te voeg, erdwurms bied die antwoord. Lees meer by www.erdwurmboer.co.za. |
Becoming a small-scale city farmer. Share Dora's Experiences My initial interest has now become my new hobby:that of farming with earthworms, and I would like to see more people developing the habit (hobby) of recycling, reducing and re-using. Read more |
Goodbugs Course, 25 August 2009, Hartswater The most recent Goodbugs Vermiculture Information Day and Earthworm farming day was a huge success. The Course was presented by Charl Pienaar and Dora du Plessis and was attended by 30 new worm fanatics. The Course was held at the Animal Farm B&B, and the Northern Cape displayed much enthusiasm. Some people started off their own worm farms the very next day! Thank you for everyone that attended and made this day possible. Vaalharts Erdwurmboere Nuusbrief (Nr.1, September 2009) Download newsletter |
Earthworm Farming in wood structure and in a recycled bath. |
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