What Can Compost Worms Teach Us? | David Witzeneder & Marion Désauté | TEDxDonauinselSalon

Composting your organic waste with compost worms is not only an amazing and funny adventure: it can also become a learning journey! Compost worms are excellent storytellers, and they can teach us essential natural laws for a more sustainable world. Marion and David are working together at wurmkiste.at for many years to empower people to practice vermicomposting and saw along the way the power of worms to change people's mind about waste, food, soil and circularity. David Witzeneder is an agronomy graduate from Austria and is driven by his passion for vermicomposting. This passion led him to establish his own worm business. Alongside his committed team, David is pioneering the design of the next generation of wormboxes. He's a steadfast advocate for local climate initiatives, with the ultimate vision of making worm composting as common as having a refrigerator in our kitchens. Beyond his involvement in the world of worms, David also finds solace and energy through meditation.

Marion Désauté is a multi-faceted individual—a talented artist, an urban planner, a utopian thinker, a mother, and an ardent plant enthusiast. Her grandest aspiration is to forge a deep connection with nature through her art. She achieves this by meticulously capturing its essence, observing the smallest creatures, and their intricate relationship with their habitat. Moreover, Marion is passionate about sparking people's interest in these tiny marvels of the natural world. She finds immense joy in translating the narratives of invertebrates, such as earthworms and slugs, into captivating images and words that tell stories about our planet. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx