The count varies depending on the size of the worm. Live delivery is always guaranteed and each pound is generously weighed. Foley Farms has implemented the use of GrowCoir in worm production and found GrowCoir to be a user friendly, beneficial product. GrowCoir is a soil-free bedding and an alternative to the use of peat moss. Many people believe the continued use of peat moss is depleting the bogs of this natural resource.
Peat moss is obtained from bogs which are destroyed by the removal of the moss.
The web offers several sites on the subject of peat moss and bogs. GrowCoir is an alternative to the use of peat moss and is made from coconut fibers. This is a superb product in which to raise composting worms. Coir is ready for worm bed use within hours of adding water and no leaching is required. The worm farm is located on eight rolling acres, in the foothills of central California.