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    Vermiculture club

    Jun 08, 2022 4 minutes
    Words & photos Linda Moon

    Keeping your own worm farm is easy and perfect for large or small spaces. Essentially a form of organic recycling, vermicomposting is a composting system using worms in a confined space. Along with recycling your waste, there’s the benefit of free natural nutrient-rich fertiliser.

    WORMERY VS COMPOST

    According to Blake Hight of the Blue Mountains City Council Waste and Sustainability Team, while composting relies on micro-organisms to break down organic matter, in a worm farm it’s worms that do the job.

    Worms do the job faster, typically converting decaying material into fertiliser in about two to three months. This compares with four months (or longer) for the

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