How Do You Grow A Worm Farm?
Starting a worm farm is a fairly simple and inexpensive business. Not only can you sell the worms as fishing bait, but also the compost that the worms live in as fertilizer or potting soil because it is rich in nutrients. Worm farms are a great way to start a composting pile at home, but you will need a source of red worms, which are the only good worms to use according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Starting your own farm is simple and can easily be undertaken by anyone. Saw the plastic 55-gallon drum in half and turn each end over so that they are sitting with the open end up and a closed bottom. Fill the two drum ends with moistened newspaper. Add a gallon of soil as well. For starters, place a dozen red worms in each drum end. Begin feeding each drum one pail of food scraps a day in order to keep the worms growing and the compost flowing. Repeat the drum-making process as many times as you want, utilizing as much space as you have available. As the drums fill
