Worm composting for a better environment

Question

I am interested in helping the environment and am looking into worm composting for all my kitchen scraps, but I live in an urban setting & honestly don't have any use for the final product. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I have a homemade worm bin in my kitchen, I used the video in the link provided. You need to keep it cool and keep it covered with newspaper. I've only had it for a month, I'm surprised at how much compost I already have.

You can use the castings to fertilze anything from house plants to the street trees. If you know anyone who gardens they would be happy to take it off your hands.

I also put a link to a ready made worm bin retailer as well as the mailorder worm retailer.

Answer 2

Have you thought about window boxes for a herb garden?

or perhaps small vegetables?

or contacting the parks department, or a local nursery?

Perhaps a Co-worker has a garden, and you could trade your compost for a few vegetables.

Answer 3

read about African nightcrawlers, their such amazing worms

African Nightcrawlers (Eudrilus Eugeniae) are great for bait, composting, and recycling. They are warm weather animals that do best when temperatures are between 65-80F. African Nightcrawlers can grow very large, often exceeding 9”. They are very prolific, are great composting worms, and produce wonderful organic fertilizer (Worm castings).

there are some articles here..

http://www.vermico.com/nightcrawlers.htm

Answer 4

Take it to a public park nearby. That's what my husband and I are going to do. It helps the trees and things there and is good for everyone!

Answer 5

I commend your efforts and hate city life and all the unbalance that goes with it. Going green is a way forward in our polluted world.

If there are any allotments in your vicinity, then they could be worth approaching, or just giving the stuff away to anyone lucky enough to have a garden, by means of a postcard at your local shop.

Answer 6

Wow, that's great. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone did that.  Composting saves water because you're not putting the waste into the garbage disposal and washing it into the municipal sewage plant.  You're not  scraping  it into the garbage to go to the incinerator where it actually has the effect of reducing BTUs because it's not prone to burning well.  And you're feeding natures little earth makers.

Remember that the basic function of composting is decomposition so you end up with a fraction of the material you begin with.  I think anyone would be lucky to be the recipient of your composting efforts whether it's your neighbor who grows orchids or the maple tree down near the corner.  Maybe you could start a tomato plant in front of a  sunny window this winter and see the process  go full circle.  In any case you''re not going to produce an awful lot of material so just go for it!