Regenesis Kauaʻi
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Ebook

Worm Farming

Vermiculture from backyard bin to community scale: a tropical handbook for soil regeneration, waste diversion, and food security across Hawaiʻi.

32 pages · Regenesis Kauaʻi

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What’s inside

From the book’s table of contents.

  1. 03Why worms on an island?
  2. 04Meet the composting worms
  3. 05Worm biology basics
  4. 06Sourcing local worms
  5. 07Choosing your bin style
  6. 08Building a DIY tote bin
  7. 09The bedding foundation
  8. 10Feeding your herd
  9. 11Siting and ant defense
  10. 12Harvesting castings
  11. 13Worm tea vs. leachate
  12. 14In-bed worm towers
  13. 15Continuous flow-through (CFT)
  14. 16Integrating homestead systems
  15. 17Covered farm windrows
  16. 18Feedstock at scale
  17. 19High-tech automated CFT reactors
  18. 20In-vessel bioreactors and telemetry
  19. 21Community and commercial logistics
  20. 22Facility layout, drainage and safety
  21. 23Commercial quality and bagging
  22. 24Using castings in gardens
  23. 25School and community vermiculture
  24. 26Rat lungworm disease defense
  25. 27Troubleshooting tropical bins
  26. 28Seasonal island management
  27. 29Mistakes and field fixes
  28. 30Printable vermiculture log
  29. 31Glossary and extension contacts

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