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Time commitment for worm composting - 2006/07/22 09:12
Yesterday an acquaintance asked me about the time commitment of worm composting.
I was caught off guard by this because I don't consider my hobby to be a commitment. I (and I suspect we all) spend time at it because worm farming is fun. To confess, I spend quite a bit of time  , but I see it as relaxing and educational.
She was curious about worm composting as an alternative means of waste disposal. She was trying to get at 'how much time do I need to set aside to do this'. I responded that once you have a bin, it could be as little as a few minutes a day (just to feed them).
She made it quite clear that this was something that she'd be willing to do (rather than interested in) to save money (pay per bag trash disposal in her community) and help the environment. She is not a gardener and lives in a condo (houseplants only). I am more accustomed to people asking questions who are truly interested in the worms and/or the by products (castings & tea).
After some discussion, I convinced her to come over and see my operation and get an idea of what worm composting entails. If she's still interested, I'm thinking about how to help her with this. I seriously doubt that she will ever harvest anything from her bin. So, how can we make this work in the long term.
I'm thinking about suggesting to her that she gives it a try. My plan is to keep in touch, so that when her bin is full, I'd switch it out with another bin that is ready to go. She's local, so it would be easy. She's bright, so I think she'd follow the simple rules (fruits and veggies only); however, her indoor bin would go to my outdoor bins just to be safe.
I speak to a lot of people who are curious, but unwilling to try it. I wonder whether this program (or something similar) would be a way to get people to try it.
Have any of you had a similar experience? Any flaws in my plan? What did you do to make it work?
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