Composting With Earthworms- The Right Thing To Do.

In my latest book, The Earthworm Farmer's Bible, I tell you how to compost your kitchen waste and newspapers with earthworms, but why do it? First, I would argue, because it is the right thing to do from an environmental standpoint. Did you know that we generate over 250 billion metric tons of garbage in this country every single year? Probably not, but, more importantly, I'll bet you didn't know that 50% of everything we throw in the trash can is organic material that can be consumed by our friends the composting earthworms. Just think of the difference it would make if we all composted our table scraps and paper waste with earthworms. That would mean that 125 billion tons of our waste would not end up in the abominations we call landfills. Second, because earthworms turn organic waste into castings, the most valuable, as I say in my book, organic fertilizer on the face of God's green earth. Be careful not to confuse earthworm castings with the humus produced in a compost pile, they are entirely different products, primarily because castings are loaded with beneficial microorganisms and trace elements that make the plants in your garden flourish while the material coming from a regular compost pile is just plain old humus, nothing more nothing less. Third, regular composting is very labor intensive and takes, literally, forever! Earthworms are capable of eating their weight in organic material every single day, no time off for weekend breaks or holidays, they just eat 24/7. Finally, consider this fact. If you chose to add kitchen scrapes to a regular compost pile you will, if fact, be creating a mini-garbage dump in your backyard. The pile will smell bad, attract rodents and produce the same greenhouse gases as a regular garbage dump!