Boulder Vermicomposting

Q and A: So you’re ready to buy worms?

August 20th, 2010

I recently had a question from a reader, Laura:

I have enjoyed your newsletter for about three months. It has been very helpful, and now i am ready to get some of my own. I don’t know if this is the correct area for questions, but I would like to purchase my worms locally. Meaning, I don’t want them shipped. Do you have any ideas that I have overlooked? I am in Denver, Colorado. I can travel to Boulder, no problem. please let me know what my next step would be. I have a proper home ready, just want them local.

I responded:

I’m so glad that you’re ready to strike out on your own and try some worm composting. The first thing I would suggest is to go to your library and check out a copy of ‘Worms Eat My Garbage’ by Mary Appelhof. It was very helpful to me as I started my worm keeping. (Or you could buy it, if you wanted to.) Then, I’d go here [to a list of Colorado redworm vendors].

And call around to see which vendor has the best price and the easiest pick up for you. If you find one that you like, or one you don’t like, or one that is not on the list, please let me know so I can update the list!

The reader ended up deciding to go with John Anderson, the Colorado Worm Man, as she had met him a number of times.  She was looking for a worm club in Denver, but I’ve not heard of any “worm support groups” down there.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have and I’ll do my best to answer them!

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