Ten pounds of worm castings costs over $30 because it is black gold for the garden. One pound of red wriggler worms costs $20 because they are in demand--they can turn your kitchen waste into this black gold. They eat half their weight in food waste PER DAY! So, two pounds of worms can eat one pound of food in one day, or seven pounds in one week!TONIGHT at 5:30pm at George Fox Plant Services, Clyde Thomas is giving a demonstration on how to worm compost and while supplies last, we will be doing a 'worm loan' program where you get a pound of 'starter' worms and a container. The goal is to have worms propagating (yes, having sex, and multiplying) so that we can get enough worms to compost all of the food waste that goes through the George Fox dining services. Denny Lawerence, the director of Bon Appetit is working with us on that but before it goes full scale, we need enough worms to handle the hundreds of pounds of food waste that is generated each week. SO, after the worms multiply (one pound of worms turns into two pounds of worms in a few weeks) you'll be able to give a couple pounds of worms back to George Fox and continue multiplying your own worms. If you are interested, come tonight, and get some worms! Start making black gold.
