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Testimonials:

  • Hi Christy,
     
    I live in a small town in the Western Australian Goldfields, and I would just like to say you would have the best, most informative videos on the web.
     
    Regards,
    Brent W.

     

  • Hi Christy,

    Thank you for making the nice videos about worms I learn a lot from you.

    Greetings

    Tom

    The Netherlands


     

  • Hi Christy,

    First I want to thank you for a great site. I really enjoyed your
    e-course as well. Was able to get a lot of helpful information.
    Particularly the videos. I have only been vermicomposting since Sept.
    And am just about ready to harvest my first batch of castings. Recently joined vermicomposters.com Anyway just added some photos of my worm farm to share. So thanks again. Will continue to enjoy your site.

    Troy B.

     

  • Thank you so much for posting videos about worm bins. Your videos are great and I've learned a lot from them.

    Karen


     

  • Christy,

    Thanks I hope that you don't mind but I belong to The Garden Forums website and there are folks on there that have not heard of you and your love of worms. I told them that I decided to buy from you because of a video I seen of you harvesting worms by hand.

    Chris M.
     

  • Christy,

    Did I tell you the worms arrived in good shape and seem to be happy eating my kitchen scraps?

    Jo Ann N.

     

  • Hello Christy,

    I received the Worm Factory yesterday on time and in good shape.

    I am looking forward to transferring my “herd” from my single-storey bin to the new multi-level one.

    Thank you for the quick service and excellent videos on the web.

    Roy R
    .

     

  • Factory is all set up - so once you have a batch acclimated and ready I am ready for them. Your videos are warm and wonderful, full of worm love.

          John B

  • My Lanzones     (Lansium domesticum) that has been sitting on my frontyard without any signs of fruiting for many years, all of a sudden fruited this year after just 2 or 3 months on vermitea and vermicast.

    BEN
     

  • Christy,
    I love your videos and I've learned a lot from watching.

    Steve
     

  • Hi Christy, I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your pod casts. I just found them by accident. I been trying to figure this worm thing out for awhile. You did a good job of doing that. Also, your pod casts were so friendly. I sort of felt like I was sitting across the table from you.

    I can't wait to get the worm tower and get started.  Keep up the good work Christy! your a special person!

    Tom P
     

  • Hi Christy.

    The worms arrived today! I even saw one of the babies when I was looking in my bin. I couldn't believe how tiny it was. :)

    I live in an apartment building so the manager brought the package to my air conditioned apartment so they were just fine. Although I wonder what she thought of this box labeled "LIVE WORMS". :)

    Thanks again!
      Carla

     

  • Hi Christy,

    Just to let you know I received the 2 lbs. of red worms Thursday, June 5th, 2008. I received them in very good condition and am very happy with them. I'm using horse manure and they seem to be comfortable with that. I don't know how long it will take for the castings to appear, or when to harvest as of yet, but I'm sure that as I keep a close eye on things I will find out. Thank you very much for such a wonderful product.

    Best Regards,

    Dave
     

  • Received worms yesterday and they’re real healthy.

    Thanks,
    Michael

     

  • My worms arrived today and they are in good condition.

    Thank you,
    Amy

     

  • Yes, they arrived on Friday and they're great. Moving around and eating our veggie and fruit scraps already.

    Thank you!
    Liz
     

  • Christy,

    I did receive the worms today and did not see any that were not alive. I have transferred them to a 10 gallon tub that I modified with holes, according to the directions. They are all moving and seem to be "happy".

    Thank you,
    Cathy
     

  • The worms arrived alive and well, and are fast finding a new home.

    Jack
     

  • Hi Christy.

    Worms safely arrived yesterday P.M. While I've no experience or much knowledge about worms, I'd say they were fat and happy. They've been enthroned in nice new digs...with much to feast on to welcome their arrival.

    Thanks Again. Larry D
     

  • Hi Christy,
    Just wanted to let you know that we received our worms and they all looked fat and happy .....even the lil' babies!!

    Thanks again!
    Sandra G



     

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WORMS & WORM HOUSING!
 

 

Premium red worms are hand harvested and make the trip to their new home easier than convenionally harvested worms.Composting with
RED WORMS
is handling your waste
the way nature
intended.

 

 


PLEASE NOTE:

Worms ship on Monday only!  No exceptions!  Order must be received by Thursday to ship the following week.  Any orders received after Thursday will have a week delay in shipment.


Eisenia foetida

 Red Worms are ready for ordering.

Red Worm Weights

 

Shipping included

 


NEW PRODUCT!

 

 

 

Worm Factory® 360

 

 

 

 

Worm Factory® 360

With a totally new design, this new Worm Factory® 360 has addressed all the problems that kept me from thinking the Original Worm Factory was the bin of all bins.  The added tools available with this new Worm Factory, with the lower price tag, make this the bin of choice in my book.

Colors: Forest Green*,Black* and Terracotta**



The *forest green and black bins are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.

The **terracotta bin is made from food-grade plastic.

 

Includes:

 

·         4 Tray System

·         New lid and base design

·         250g brick of coir

·         Worm Bedding

·         Hand Rake

·         Scraper

·         Thermometer

·         16 Page Instruction Manual

 

Pricing for 4-tray:  $119.95

Colors

 

Additional trays (2):  $25.00

Colors

 

Single trays (1): 

Color

 


Shipping included

 


NEW PRODUCT!

 

 

CAN-O-WORMS™

Can-O-Worms Worm Composter

 

Claimed to be the #1 In-home worm composter in the world! 
 I use it, I love it, I recommend it!

CAN-O-WORMS™........$149.99

The Can-O-Worms comes with "Coco Peat" style starter bedding and a 16 page instruction book.

Dimensions: 29in tall, 19 1/4in diameter. Can hold up to 20,000 worms in three layers. The Can-O-Worms can be used indoors or out, and it's easy to set up.

Shipping included


The
ORIGINAL

The Original Forest Green Worm Factory

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

         

 


Colors: Forest Green*,Black* and Terracotta
**



The *forest green and black bins are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.

The **terracotta bin is made from food-grade plastic.

 

3-TRAY.......$92.95

Color


 

 

4-TRAY.......$97.95

Color


 

 

5-TRAY.....$102.95

Color


 

 

EXTRA-TRAY.....$20.00

Color


 

 

2 EXTRA-TRAY.......$25.00

Color


 

 

Shipping included

 

 

 

 

 

WORM BIN COMPOSTING
ACCESSORY KIT

This kit contains one each of the following:
  •   1 Scraper
    This scraper makes it easy to scrape the finished compost out of the bins
     

  •   1 Hand rake
    The hand rake works great when you are stirring your compost and transferring worms to fresh bedding or for harvest.
     

  •   1 Thermometer
    Color coded guide makes it easy to make sure your worm bin is working at optimum temperature.

Price per kit - $24.95

Shipping included

 

 

 


NATURAL COCONUT
COIR BRICK

All-natural coconut fiber (coir)


 


Coir is a by-product of the coconut industry, coming from the husks of the fruit after a harvest.  Compared to peat, (the extraction of which can easily harm fragile bog habitats and also depletes those habitats which take billions of years to develop) coir is a more ecologically responsible choice. It will hold up to 10 times its weight in water, and does not shed moisture like peat moss. Easy to store bricks have a compression ratio of 5:1 - for expansion of the fibers, simply soak bricks for 30 minutes in a pail of water.

Each of these compact bricks of all-natural coconut fiber (coir) expands to make about 2-1/2 dry gallons of carbon-rich, odor-free material.

Will not repel water like peat moss.  More moderate pH when compared to peat .

Box of 6 Bricks.....$40.00

1 Brick of Coir.....$13.00

Shipping included


The nut and bolts of how to worm bin compost on the family scale.  No scientific facts, no reproduction predictions.  Just the basics of what you need to know to get started and an appendix of worm bin critters.  Have fun!

WORM BIN COMPOSTING
Nature's Way of Replenishing the Earth
is in a PDF zip file.  Don't worry, once you have made your payment you will be taken to a download page which will walk you through the download process.  So even if you have never downloaded anything ever you will be able to do this.  No matter who you are, how new you are to the internet, no matter what time of day, you will have access to your ebook.

WORM BIN COMPOSTING ......$9.99


Worm By-Products

Worm casting are a fancy way of saying worm poop.

Castings
The highest quality castings, freshly harvested from bins fed a wide variety of food stock.  That means the bacterial content is widely varied and valuable.  Customers at Market come back every year amazed at the great results they get.  "That stuff really works!" 

Bagged worm castings

Two sizes available:

VermiCast 20 qt - approx. 25lbs........$25.00

email for shipping on 20 qt

  VermiCast 6 qt - approx. 10lbs........$25.00

Shipping included

Tomato food made with worm castings and other high quality organic ammendments.

 

 Tomato Food - I can't call it organic because I'm not certified.  But you won't find any chemicals here.
No guaranteed analysis, just a homemade recipe using a majority of castings with alfalfa meal, soft rock phosphate, organic cottonseed meal, kelp meal, Sul-Po-Mag, and processed organic egg shell.  This is a great recipe that will get results.  Best if applied at time of transplant. 

*This food is good for more than just tomatoes.  Any heavy feeder is going to appreciate the addition of this mix to the soil.

tomato foo made with worm castings

Two sizes available:

Tomato Food 1 lb bag - 3 to 4 plants..........$  5.50
Tomato Food 4 lb bag - 12-14 plants..........$10.00

Shipping included


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Actively Aerated Compost Tea Brewer

Actively Aerated Compost Tea Brewer The KIS 5-gallon system was designed for the home gardener or grower. It was developed to provide an organic solution for caring for our plants and soil, to help eliminate the reliance on harmful pesticides, and minimize the use of chemical fertilizers. It works by innoculating the plants and soil with the necessary microbes, that are often lacking in an urban setting, that the plant needs to ward off diseases and be healthier. KIS compost tea provides a safe, natural, and totally organic environment for your plants and soil!

 
KIS® 5-Gallon Compost Tea Brewer .........$140.00

Please note:  Price does not include shipping.  Item will not ship until shipping has been paid.  You can email me or wait for my email with a shipping link that will allow you to pay for your shipping.

 

                         Tea brewing kit engineered for beneficial microorganisms.

 


Enough for 5 complete brews, this brew kit is specially engineered to have consistently high numbers of beneficial microorganisms.

KIS 5-gallon Compost Tea Brew Kit....$40.00

*Note: You can purchase kits in other amounts for $10.00/brew.
Please call 1-678-7005 if you wish to place an order in amounts
other than multiples of 5.

Shipping included

 

                        Mesh bag for holding high quality compost while brewing compost tea.


400 micron mesh bag with drawstring; designed for use in the Keep It Simple 5-gallon brewer.
 

Re-usable bag for the 5-gallon brewer....$15.00/each

Shipping included

           Mesh bag for straining finished compost tea.

Re-usable Mesh Bag for a 5-gallon bucket

Mesh bag with elastic band that fits over the top of a 5-gallon bucket. It's perfect for straining your finished compost tea!

Re-usable mesh bag for 5-gallon bucket.....$15.00

Shipping included

 

 

Food packet to be used as a nutrient pack for brewing high quality compost tea.

 

The KIS individual food packets are intended to be used in the KIS Compost Tea Brewer as a nutrient pack for compost. We have tested these foods to ensure they provide the proper amount of nutrients and sugars for the beneficial bacteria and fungi without causing the tea to go anaerobic.

It is important to use high-quality compost with these foods in order to get good results. After all, you only get out what you put in. If you don't use compost that is high in biological diversity, you won't get a quality tea at the end of your brew.

Each individual food packet provides enough nutrients for one 5-gallon brew (compost not provided).
 

Individual Food Packet.........$5.00/each

Shipping included

 


Conventional Composting Methods, Tools and Supplies

 

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