What are Three Benefits to Starting a Vermicompost?

What is Vermicompost?
Have you ever been curious about how earthworms are beneficial to gardening and soil? Vermicomposting is known as one of the easiest ways to maintain the organic materials within a garden’s soil. My husband particularly has introduced worm castings into his gardening and the results have been excellent. We have great soil for all the different types of fruits and veggies we’re growing this year.

So, What Exactly Does it Mean to Vermicompost? According to Waste to Wealth, “Vermicompost is the process of transformation of organic waste into stable form through the mutual action of earthworms and microorganisms. The main biotic component of vermicomposting process is earthworms assisted by the microorganisms, (bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes).” Essentially, by using worms you can create a functional production of organic materials that can be recycled right back into your garden. The best part is it’s completely non-toxic and easy to maintain.

What are the Three Benefits of Starting a Vermicompost?
Cost and Space Efficient 

• Starting a vermicompost is relatively inexpensive to start. You can get started with items you may already have around the house, or you can choose to purchase self-contained systems like the one below from Amazon. These systems usually cost just under $100 and include most if not everything needed to get started. These kits take up a really small amount of space because they stack, so they could easily be set up in any room or outdoor area with appropriate airflow.

Free of Toxic Waste 

• There is literally no toxic waste created from worm farming! Once your vermicompost bins are set up you can begin to feed your worms various food scraps to begin the breakdown of organisms. This is the perfect way to bring food to your table, from seed to plate without the use of chemicals. Worm farming is all-natural, eco-friendly, and helps to enrich your soil for lush, healthy plants.

Usable Organic Materials 

• The single best part about vermicomposting is that the end result is a completely organic material that can be used directly in your garden. It’s the perfect cycle in gardening, waste creation, and waste disposal. No gardener wants to see any part of their harvest gone to the trash. Composting or Vermicomposting makes it possible to constantly keep that cycle in motion and maintain sustainability.

Vermicomposting is for anyone and everyone who is interested in gardening, with any level of experience. Should you have one? I would say, yes. One of the responsibilities we have with our environment is to lessen our carbon footprint and to dispose of any waste properly. With vermicomposting, we achieve just that with our organic waste and also enrich the future harvests of what we are growing.