Boulder Vermicomposting

Article about worm composting in the Colorado Springs Gazette

May 20th, 2009

Sometimes I’m a bit focused on the north front range region of Colorado (Boulder, Fort Collins, etc), because that’s what I’m familiar with (this blog is called ‘Vermiculture and Vermicomposting in Boulder’, after all).  So when I see something from another part of the state, I try to highlight it.

Brad Boe, the man behind Colorado Earthworms, was recently featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette.  I found out about this via his twitter stream.  Lots of good tidbits of information there, including this about his worm bin (note that Brad sells worm bins, as well as worms–more sources listed on my ‘Looking for worms’ page if you want to comparison shop):

Boe keeps his bin in the pantry, and said a worm bin will smell only if something is wrong. If more waste is added to the bins than the worms can eat, then the trash will rot. But if that happens, set it outside or in the garage for a few days. The worms will catch up and any stench will be replaced by the smell of dirt.

Maintenance is fairly simple. Boe said once the bins are set up and things balanced, just add waste once or twice a week to keep the worms busy. Even a break of up to a month won’t starve the worms.

The whole article about redworm composting is worth a read.

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