Worm Breeding 101
~ Free mini-course ~
Kickstart your farm-scale vermicomposting!
2-18 November 2024
Have you been thinking about transforming your farm’s fertility with the power of earthworms?
You want to start your own vermicompost. But purchasing enough compost worms for vermicomposting at the farm scale can be expensive, then there’s the worry about keeping them alive!
Join our free mini-course and learn:
- A low-risk, low-cost way to start your vermiculture adventure
- How to breed your own worm stock
- How to manage the growth of your worms
Worm Breeding 101 is FREE from 2-18 November!
It will run online over three modules.
What You’ll Learn:
Module 1: Set Up for Success [self-paced, released 2 Nov]
- Learn what you need to create an effective worm breeding bed.
- Bite-sized video tutorials on setting up and stocking your bed.
Module 2: Monitor Like a Pro [self-paced, released 5 Nov]
- Learn how to track progress and ensure your worms are thriving.
- Understand key indicators of success
Module 3: Mastering worm growth [live session, 8 Nov 7:30 PM AEDT]
- Learn how to manage the growth of your worms
- Live Q&A to get advice and answers to your vermicomposting questions. The call will be recorded for those who can’t make it live.
Meet your hosts
This mini-course is brought to you by Lee Fieldhouse and Kirsty Hughes of Island Biologicals; a commercial worm farming operation in Australia.
Lee is a sought-after speaker with 10 years experience setting up and running our continuous flow cast harvest vermicompost system, and helping others set up and improve their systems through compost consulting.
Kirsty comes from a career in catchment management and environmental education, and mostly works behind the scenes.
What others have to say
This is the first time we’ve offered Worm Breeding 101! Here’s what participants had to say about our other course ‘So You Want to be a Worm Farmer’:
“I found this course to be very interesting and gave me a better understanding of what I need to do to get a better end result. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in starting a worm farm large or small. Many thanks Lee.” Mike Edwards
“Not often an old dog learns new tricks but I did and I have started using the straight away. Thank you a very informative course.”
“I found this course to be very informative. Each week I looked forward to the next session. I have been worm farming for a number of years and this course has helped me to get a better understanding of the biology side of things which i have been lacking. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in worm farming large or small.”