UK: Want to be a worm farmer? The Urban Worm delivers worms to homes for eco food waste
Getting worms delivered to your house is the new way to deal with food waste sustainably
By Mohammed El Ashkar
Country Living
Jan 14, 2022
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You’ve heard of home deliveries, clothing drop offs and food delivered straight to your door – but now the people over at The Urban Worm are planning to deliver live worms through people’s letterboxes. It’s part of their plan to #wormup Britain and improve organic waste and at-home composting in the UK, by turning people into worm farmers.
Funded by The National Lottery, the UWC (Urban Worm Community Interest Company) have 1,000 packs of tiger worms ready to be delivered to schools, community groups and households who want to take part.
To receive worms, simply apply on the website, then create your own worm farm using the video tutorials. After you’ve sent a picture of your DIY farm to the team, they will ship your wriggly friends.
An illustration on the UWC website states that rotting food waste releases greenhouse gases, including methane and nitrous oxide, which are “31 and 310 times stronger than carbon dioxide.”
By feeding food waste to worms, it can be broken down naturally before it starts to emit harmful gases. In addition, the worms get lots of nutrients and their faceses can then be used as a chemical-free fertiliser in the garden.
