African Night Crawler Farm Makes $50k+ Raising Worms in a Garage

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Poppy's Vermiculture Farm grows African night crawler worms in a garage in 3-gallon plastic buckets and makes $50k+ a year selling worm castings & worms, Soil and Related Products

In this YouTube video, John Kohler from growingyourgreens.com visits a unique worm farm in Missouri where the owner has turned his garage into a profitable worm-casting business. The owner, who initially knew little about gardening, decided to invest in African nightcrawlers to make money through worm castings. African nightcrawlers are different from standard red wigglers commonly used in composting.

These worms reproduce quickly, and their castings are rich in beneficial microorganisms, making them valuable for gardening. The video explores how the farm raises African nightcrawlers in three-gallon buckets, maintaining optimal conditions for their growth. The process involves creating a special mixture, top-dressing with a proprietary mix, and ensuring the right moisture content.

The owner uses a screening method to separate worms, castings, and cocoons efficiently. They emphasize the importance of proper moisture levels and advise against feeding raw food scraps directly to the worms.

You will learn that the farm has been successful in producing high-quality worm castings, the owner faces challenges in educating the local community about the benefits of worm castings and the specific needs of African nightcrawlers. Despite challenges, the farm has grown and is expanding to meet the increasing demand for its products.

Jump to the following parts of this episode:
00:00 Episode Starts
00:24 Growing African Nightcrawlers in a Garage
01:16 African Nightcrawler Worm Castings Have a larger poop
02:17 How to Multiply the Benefits of Worm Castings
03:10 Don't Feed Food Scraps to Your Worms!!
03:55 Optimal Temperature to Keep African Nightcrawlers
04:26 Three Pallets of Buckets of Worms
05:32 3 Gallon Buckets Full of the Best Castings
06:29 Large African NightCrawlers
07:00 Harvesting Castings Every 2 Weeks
08:00 Making Special Worm Food for African Nightcrawlers
09:25 Feed Superfoods to Your Worms to have Supercharged Castings
10:06 2.5 gallons of Worm Food Prepared for New Worms
11:45 The Challenge of Growing African Nightcrawlers
12:25 African Nightcrawlers in Black Bucket System?
13:15 How to Sift out Your African Nightcrawlers, Cocoons and Castings
14:45 Automatic Compost Sifter to Sift larger volume of Worms, Cocoons and Castings
15:20 He does not ship his African Night Crawler Castings
16:10 Have the proper moisture content when feeding your worms
16:50 Grow Your Own Worms and Make Your Castings

After watching this episode, you will learn how you can start a worm farm in your garage growing African night crawlers in 3-gallon buckets and producing amazing worm castings to sell to local gardeners.

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Referenced Links:
Poppy's Vermiculture Farm, Inc
https://theculturednightcrawler.com/