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Here are some local sources for composting worms, worm castings and other items related to vermicomposting.
While I have verified that they all sell worms/castings/tea as of March 2009, I have not vetted these vendors. Please check them out yourself before you send them any money.
Sources of redworms (Eisenia foetida) for purchase in and around Colorado.
- The Worm Man, John Anderson (Fort Collins): 970-407-9076/cowormman.org
- The Flower Bin, 1805 Nelson Rd., Longmont, 303-772-3454
- Sandi Wiese WiR Farm Bennett, CO 303 644 4936 (she also does classes in Bennett)
- ABC Composting sells worms and worm bins
- Colorado Earthworms sells worms and worm bins as of March 2010, they no longer sell worms.
- Craigslist occasionally has posts selling redworms
- Worm Wranglers in Trinidad: 719-846-4932
- Moore’s Bait, in Eckley Colorado, sells composting worms.
- McGuckin Hardware, in Boulder, sells 24 worms for $3.99, as of July 2009; 303-443-1822.
- Green Logic in Fort Collins sells worm bins
- Ellie’s Eco Home Store in Boulder sells worm bins, but no worms 303 952-1004
- Hoops and Coops in Denver area sells worm bins with included worms.
Free redworm sources
- Vermicomposters.com maps sources of worms and worm expertise; check out the map for your area.
- The Fort Collins worm exchange is an email list for exchanging and/or purchasing red worms. It’s low traffic.
Worm castings
- Worm Wranglers in Trinidad
- McGuckin Hardware (Boulder) stocks worm castings (from a worm farm in Elizabeth): 303-443-1822
- Sandi Wiese WiR Farm Bennett, CO 303 644 4936
- Good Earth Worms, in Fort Collins, sells worm bins and vermicompost: 970 416 1424.
- Moore Bait sells worm castings
Worm tea
- Ecocycle sells worm tea: in Boulder at the Farmer’s Market (more about their process in this interview)
- Harlequin’s Gardens in Boulder resells Ecocycles worm tea on Friday and Saturdays.
- Sandi Wiese WiR Farm Bennett, CO 303 644 4936
- Moore Bait sells worm tea and tea bags
Directories
- A world wide directory of sources for redworms, including four in Colorado.
Do you know of any other local sources of worms, worm tea, or worm castings?