What is worm farming or vermiculture?
Vermiculture is a primary industry, the only difference between worm farming and a cattle farm is the size of the livestock. In vermiculture, the intensive husbandry of worms ensures large quantities of worms are raised and maintained, either for the production of worm derived by-products, or for the production of the worms themselves. How many worms are in this facility? About 52 million worms were introduced to their new home in October 2001, 25 tonnes of worms now reside in the worm farm.. Each mature worm measures less than 55mm long and 3 mm thick. The worms at the Lismore facility would have measured approximately 5,610 kilometres, if placed end to end. What type of worms are they? The Lismore facility has been stocked with three main species of compost worm: Tiger worms (Eisenia fetida), Red Tiger worms or Red Wrigglers (Eisenia andrei), and Red worms (Lumbricus rubellus). These are compost (or epigeic) worms that live close to the surface of the soil, feeding on decomposing lit
