What is God’s Worms?
A community of worms that will reduce food waste going to our landfill
while creating a source of organic material for gardeners! Over 30,000
worms were the beginning of God’s Worms in June of 2009; the worms are
growing quickly and within six months will have multiplied to a
community of over 1,000,000! They will become part of an effort to
provide an economic opportunity for the homeless of our community who
will feed, market, and be the “bin supervisors”. Worms, the castings,
and “tea” from the castings will be sold to area gardeners and on Ebay
to create luscious vegetables and flowers with their extraordinary
natural fertilization. Sustainable Communities Network(SCN) will create
educational and environmental projects for schools, homes and
businesses with God‘s Worms.
What do the worms eat?
Vegetable
food scraps from Fresh Approach, a workshop for mentally and/or
physically handicapped members of our community that provides prepared
vegetables to local restaurants. The worms eat weekly; the scraps are
specially prepared with a food grinder. These food scraps are then
turned into nature’s most fertile soil!
Where is this worm community?
God’s
Worms is located near the hoop house near Fresh Approach. The worms are in bins that are kept at a comfortable
temperature in moist soil. Each bin is a compost and is the home to
over 2,000 worms! Schedule a tour by calling (859) 270-3699.
Why do this?
In
this challenging economic time, we all need to do what we can to
protect our environment, produce healthy food and create ways to be a
sustainable community. Worms are a very important part of our
ecosystem. God’s Worms will be a hand-on, educational experience for
men, women and children. With the expertise of Jim Embry of SCN, schools, community and church groups can schedule workshops,
receive materials and support in creating worm composting with these
adorable, wiggly creatures!
Call: (859) 270-3699
email: embryjim@gmail.com
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