100 Things #13) I Vermicompost

Jeff and I started vermicomposting about 6 years ago.  We had just moved and our yard was small, we didn’t want to take up any valuable gardening space for a compost bin.  I did a little research and learned about composting with worms, online.  We decided to give it a go.

We found plans online to build a bin out of plywood, which we did.  It looked like a small coffin, but it served its purpose.  We bought some worms on ebay and we were on our way.  Eventually we did away with the wood bin (it serves as an herb planter outside now), I just didn’t like the way the water ran out the bottom.  We switched to the Worm Factory about 5 years ago, again an ebay purchase and have loved it ever since.

The compost/worm water is so wonderful, we’ve given away numerous bottles of it over the years and it is a highly requested item among our friends.  The worms have in a way become pets, we’re always amazed at how quickly they “eat” through everything, and we are very conscious of their care.  In the end, the worms and the compost have been a great blessing to us in that they show us how useful all of God’s creatures are, not to mention how the compost feeds our gardens and in turn our bodies.