Manpower and Worm Farming

What manpower is involved in worm farming? Upon research of this topic I talked to my family who has a worm farm in their backyard garden in Syracuse, UT. This family member stumbled upon the idea of worm farming when looking for ways to improve their backyard garden. They were looking to get their plants growing healthier and longer. They have looked at many ideas such as composting, using coffee grounds, manure from cows, and much more. The worm farm they have used is something that is small and just for their backyard garden. Not much manpower is involved besides this family member setting up the garden for the worms. They have used the coffee grounds for the worm farm and have taken those from other family members. 

According to Green Matters worm farming is: "A worm farm is a contained compost space where live worms feed on household food scraps. The benefit here is that they leave behind waste of their own, which makes for incredibly nutrient-dense fertilizer." There isn't much involved in worm farming, other than choosing a supplier for the worms, because specific worms are needed for worm faming, and having the compost necessary for the worms. The biggest "manpower" behind this getting the supplies for the worm farm and then getting the necessary food scraps for the worms. 

For my family member they have been composting for a long time so this is nothing new to them. The only thing that is new is the worms and doing the research to make sure they will get the most out of the fertilizer. They looked up what would be most beneficial for their compost and what would get them the most from the worms. They have used their "manpower" to produce a wonderful backyard garden. This backyard garden is beneficial to them and many other family members with their produce. Backyard worm gardening is becoming more and more popular and is something that is used with families and individuals.

Brierley, K. (2020, August 27). Worm farming 101: How (and why) to get started. Green Matters. Retrieved March 18, 2022, from https://www.greenmatters.com/p/how-to-start-a-worm-farm#:~:text=A%20worm%20farm%20is%20a,vermicompost%2C%20as%20Modern%20Farmer%20shares.