By Matt Gleckman Worm farming is a slimy business but it is also an ecologically sound one. Worms will feed on household scraps, paper, cardboard, animal scraps, sawdust, hay, grass clippings and a number of other organic materials and will leave behind a nutrient rich, balanced soil, said Molzahn.
Worms are the ultimate recyclers.
Molzahn said that worms will eat up to half their weight in organic material each day, allowing a pound of earth worms to produce half a pound of nutrient rich soil each day. People are making use of earth worms in big city landfills as well as in scrap containers behind restaurants. Molzahn said worm composting is something that he would also like to see the school cafeterias get involved in. People are also adding worms to small compost piles under the kitchen sink, Molzahn said. Worms will also reproduce on their own, according to Molzahn.