Common Good City Farm Personal Vermiculture System.

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Common Good City Farm Personal Vermiculture System

Common Good City Farm Vermiculture I have Eisenia Hortensis or in Europe, Dendrobena Veneta What they need in my experience -Water (not wet or soaking) -Carbon (bedding, newspaper) -Nitrogen (leaves/veggies) -Oxygen (air) -Soil -A safe, dark place (aerated bin) -Around °F (I have kept them ~25-110° F)

Eisenia Hortensis Common Good City Farm

Soil Common Good City Farm

Food waste Common Good City Farm

Soil + food waste + worms + newspaper = worm mix Common Good City Farm

Finished worm castings Common Good City Farm

Step 1. Compost soil and food waste (may need to add water) Common Good City Farm

Step 2. Add shredded paper to aerated bin Common Good City Farm

Step 3. Add food waste to aerated bin Common Good City Farm

Step 4. Add sifted aged “worm mix” to aerated bin Common Good City Farm

Step 5….. Repeat and top with paper and water Common Good City Farm

Step 3a. Sifting aged “worm mix” Common Good City Farm

Step 3b. Worm castings! Common Good City Farm

Common Good City Farm Summary -Accommodates about 5 lbs of food waste per week -Good for a household -Usable worm castings in about 3 months -Only needs small amount of space (indoors or outdoors)

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