Vermicompost

• Vermicompost can be done indoors.
• wooden or plastic bins can be used
  • bins can double as benchs or coffee tables
• 2ftX3ft will handle 6lbs of waste a week.
• Redworms will tolerate temperatures from 50° to 84°F, but 55° to 77°F is ideal.
• Only redworms or "wigglers" (Eisenia foetida)
• feed mainly non-meat organic materials, limit citrus and dairy especially at beginning.
• take 6 weeks for casting (compost) to appear.
  • can be used immediately or stored for later.

What needs to be done?

• Determine size of bin and number of worms
  • find out how much organic waste ITP produces in a week
• Determine location for bin(s)
• Funding for purchase of worms, container, and bedding
• Educate floor on what is compost friendly
  • Plan for containmentated compost
• Compost usage
  • plant soil
  • compost tea (added to water so more nutrient for plants)
  • storage of unused compost.

Links

• vermicompost NC
• wormwoman
• It pays 2 compost
• hombolt compost
• compost indoors
• how to compost