Comments on: Largescale Manure Vermicomposting http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22479 Bentley Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:31:58 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22479 If that wasn't much detail, I'd love to see your long-winded articles! :lol: Seriously though, we'd love to learn more, and as I wrote in this week's newsletter (just sent out), it would be cool if you could write a guest post on the blog or take part in an interview for the site. I will fire you an email about this now. 8) If that wasn’t much detail, I’d love to see your long-winded articles!
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Seriously though, we’d love to learn more, and as I wrote in this week’s newsletter (just sent out), it would be cool if you could write a guest post on the blog or take part in an interview for the site. I will fire you an email about this now.
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]]> By: Darren M. http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22477 Darren M. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:11:51 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22477 Thanks Bentley Any publicity is good. I did not go into much detail and would be happy to answer any questions that your guests may have. Happy Worming Darren Thanks Bentley

Any publicity is good. I did not go into much detail and would be happy to answer any questions that your guests may have.

Happy Worming

Darren

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22472 Bentley Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:18:39 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22472 DARREN - thanks for sharing your site! That looks like an AWESOME system. The fact that you are having so much success in such a harsh location is really cool! I'm going to mention your link in my next newsletter. 8) DARREN – thanks for sharing your site! That looks like an AWESOME system. The fact that you are having so much success in such a harsh location is really cool! I’m going to mention your link in my next newsletter.
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]]> By: Darren M. http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22463 Darren M. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:26:26 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22463 Hi Everyone Great site. I use fresh horse manure and love the system I have built. I am preparing to build my next one the same way also. I Live in Reno NV, so this system keeps my worms eating during the winters. Check it out http://www.sierrawormsolutions.com/wearegrowing.html Hi Everyone Great site.

I use fresh horse manure and love the system I have built. I am preparing to build my next one the same way also. I Live in Reno NV, so this system keeps my worms eating during the winters.

Check it out
http://www.sierrawormsolutions.com/wearegrowing.html

]]> By: allochthon http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22461 allochthon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:35:15 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22461 Brent, it might be worth it to look into Black Soldier Fly larvae too (depending on where you are). While they don't make great compost, they do reduce manure at a prodigious rate. And then they make great chicken, fish or lizard food. http://www.esrint.com/pages/bioconversion.html http://www.hollowtop.com/finl_html/manureflies.htm http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=87518 Brent, it might be worth it to look into Black Soldier Fly larvae too (depending on where you are). While they don’t make great compost, they do reduce manure at a prodigious rate. And then they make great chicken, fish or lizard food.

http://www.esrint.com/pages/bioconversion.html
http://www.hollowtop.com/finl_html/manureflies.htm
http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=87518

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22438 Bentley Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:08:49 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22438 Hey Brent - that is really interesting that you use the O2 system. This is an excellent way to precompost your manure for further vermicomposting. I am pretty sure Jack Chambers (Sonoma Valley Worms) is using the O2 system before adding the manure (dairy cattle in his case) to his multiple flow-through beds. I highly recommend you contact him (look for link to Sonoma Worms in left hand column under " worm friends") - he is a great guy, and has lots of experience with all of this. 8) Hey Brent – that is really interesting that you use the O2 system. This is an excellent way to precompost your manure for further vermicomposting. I am pretty sure Jack Chambers (Sonoma Valley Worms) is using the O2 system before adding the manure (dairy cattle in his case) to his multiple flow-through beds. I highly recommend you contact him (look for link to Sonoma Worms in left hand column under ” worm friends”) – he is a great guy, and has lots of experience with all of this.
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]]> By: Brent http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22436 Brent Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22436 Bentley-Thanks for the excellent info. I hope to begin experimenting with this system soon. If anyone has ideas on suggested system design (other than the pile system), please post as I would be very interested in learning more about larger scale systems. I currently use the O2 compost system for my horse manure but have trouble keeping up with the volume due to the time it takes to decompose/compost the manure. The worms sound like they will greatly increase the speed of the process and give me a better product when finished. Thanks again for the valuable info! O2 Link: http://www.o2compost.com/index.htm Bentley-Thanks for the excellent info. I hope to begin experimenting with this system soon. If anyone has ideas on suggested system design (other than the pile system), please post as I would be very interested in learning more about larger scale systems. I currently use the O2 compost system for my horse manure but have trouble keeping up with the volume due to the time it takes to decompose/compost the manure. The worms sound like they will greatly increase the speed of the process and give me a better product when finished. Thanks again for the valuable info!

O2 Link: http://www.o2compost.com/index.htm

]]> By: jeff http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22418 jeff Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:47:25 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22418 I do work wiht several small farms, mostly cattle. To help speed up the pre-composting I recomend doing a passive aeration system. What that comes down to is putting some pipes with holes drilled into the sides in the windrow. This will greatly increase the amount of air that gets into your system pile. As you progress just pull a pipe from the start and put it under the new manure. Good luck Monmouth Worm Man I do work wiht several small farms, mostly cattle. To help speed up the pre-composting I recomend doing a passive aeration system. What that comes down to is putting some pipes with holes drilled into the sides in the windrow. This will greatly increase the amount of air that gets into your system pile. As you progress just pull a pipe from the start and put it under the new manure.

Good luck
Monmouth Worm Man

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22415 Bentley Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:59:48 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22415 Wow, Heather - sounds like you have a great combination of hobbies! :-) I've always thought that a really cool business idea would be to buy a boarding stable then create an associated vermicomposting and organic gardening operation - so basically three different sources of income! It's great that you are trying to sell this to the horse people. Lots of potential there. Love the joke, by the way! 8) Wow, Heather – sounds like you have a great combination of hobbies! :-)
I’ve always thought that a really cool business idea would be to buy a boarding stable then create an associated vermicomposting and organic gardening operation – so basically three different sources of income! It’s great that you are trying to sell this to the horse people. Lots of potential there.
Love the joke, by the way!
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]]> By: Heather http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/largescale-manure-vermicomposting/comment-page-1/#comment-22412 Heather Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1198#comment-22412 Good Morning, Bentley... It happens that my other passion, besides organic gardening and raising worms to accomodate that, is Thoroughbred racing. Right now, with the economy, horse breeders are having a pretty tough time. I have been explaining, on a large TB online forum, the opportunity they have with vermicomposting and their waste. I put the link to your great blog here on their forum and hope to entice some horse breeders to consider vermicomposting. Some regional breeders might even want to work together to create a side business with their vermicompost product? When life gives you horse manure, make vermicompost! Yeah, that's your bad worm joke of the day. Good Morning, Bentley…
It happens that my other passion, besides organic gardening and raising worms to accomodate that, is Thoroughbred racing. Right now, with the economy, horse breeders are having a pretty tough time. I have been explaining, on a large TB online forum, the opportunity they have with vermicomposting and their waste. I put the link to your great blog here on their forum and hope to entice some horse breeders to consider vermicomposting. Some regional breeders might even want to work together to create a side business with their vermicompost product? When life gives you horse manure, make vermicompost! Yeah, that’s your bad worm joke of the day.

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