The realities of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, and the spread of urbanization throughout the globe pose unprecedented dangers to the world's food supply and the continued existence of mankind. The cultivation of worms offers options that may assist us in meeting and addressing these difficulties, whether we are doing it as people, communities, institutions, or corporations. The technique is especially well-suited to the urban setting since it can be carried out on a small scale inside using devices that are low tech and cheap cost. An urban worm farming movement is vital for future food security as it gives simple solutions for our kitchen trash and accounts for the fact that 83% of the population of the UK lives in urban areas.
Methane and nitrous oxide, both greenhouse gases (GHG), are released when food is thrown away. These gases are 31 and 310 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, respectively. Worm farming has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a local and grassroots level by significantly lowering the volume of food waste that is sent to landfills. This, in turn, eliminates the requirement for collection vehicles that are powered by fossil fuels. Worms are used in the farming process.
Through worm farming, we are able to help renew the planet by making nutrient-dense fertilizer and compost from our waste, which can then be used to encourage the production of food that is rich in nutrients. We have fewer than 40 years of topsoil left in the UK, and less than 60 years worldwide; if we want to prosper in the face of adversity and avert widespread starvation, we need to behave appropriately. The cultivation of worms presents us with the possibility of regenerating the environment in our own backyards, towns, and farms. A paradigm of industrial agriculture that is reliant on chemical inputs has taken precedence over farming for more than a century, with complete contempt for the health and vitality of the soil as well as people who work the land. This disregard extends to farmers as well. As a direct consequence of this, the health of people and the planet has suffered immeasurably, and we are now confronted with the challenge of feeding the globe at a time when our primary means of producing food is quickly declining. The solution is not to invest in modern agrotech; rather, the solution is to invest in the ground itself and in earthworms.
Compost is an important component of your laborious hobby if you garden without the use of chemicals and organically grown plants.
Adding organic matter back into the soil as broken-down, nutrient-revitalized new soil has undeniable benefits, ones that you just can't argue with. Even for those who do use chemicals, adding organic matter back into the soil has undeniable benefits.
For a quick intro: Compost is a kind of natural fertilizer that is produced by decomposing a variety of organic materials. These, after they have decomposed completely, will give easily accessible nutrients for your plants.
Composting is the process of breaking down organic matter such as food scraps, mulch, clippings, leaves, wood ashes, and many other items into a dark, nutrient-dense soil that can be used to either provide your plants with more nourishment or to amend the soil in your garden beds.
One way that may be done is to produce this natural fertilizer by using aeration, microorganisms, turning, and other approaches. There is, however, one more dynamic component that you are able to add to the process, and it is a component that is so worth it: the giant earthworm.
That's true, the earthworms in your compost might end up being an incredible asset.