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How to start a profitable worm business on a shoestring budget Kindle Edition
Do you want to make some extra money?
Are you interested in a green business?
Do you want to start a business but only have a very low budget?
If you answered any of those questions with yes than my book might be for you!!
It will teach you in easy to follow steps all you need to know to make money with earthworms.
Whether you just want to make some pocket money selling bait worms to keen fishermen or want to become your own boss and create a full time income, you will learn proven low cost methods to start a profitable worm business and make your mark in the constantly growing market of the worm farming industry.
If you are looking for a way to create extra income from home, using very little space and just a tiny investment then worm composting could be the right thing for you.
Raising earthworms and making money with them is fun and can be done by virtually anyone! No special skills required!
Follow the guidelines given in this book and raise and multiply earthworms easily.
With a small investment and a little effort you, with the help of your worms, will be able to produce and sell several products that are environmentally friendly and beneficial for a wide variety of people.
Amongst your future customers could be nurseries, gardeners, pet shops, garden centers, pet lovers, property developers, fishing clubs, hotels, guest houses, restaurants, private households, dog owners, horse stables, farmers, schools, universities and many more…
Everything you need to know to create an income with earthworms has been tried and tested by the author and is covered in this book!
Detailed instructions make it easy to multiply your worms and produce your own range of worm bins, organic fertilizers and soil conditioners that you can market to your future customers.
Act now, start your own environmentally friendly business from home and step forward into a brighter future
Once you have worked through the book you should be able to:
Raise and multiply earthworms
Build your own functional and commercially marketable worm farm(s)
Know what to feed your worms and where to get the food for very little money or possibly for free
Protect your worms against the elements and their natural predators
Produce and harvest worm castings (potentially the world’s richest organic fertilizer)
Produce worm tea and worm leachate (liquidized worm castings)
Know how to package, price, brand and deliver your worms and worm related products
Offer work-shops to the public and potential clients that explain the basics of worm composting
Build a range of commercially marketable worm farms
Market your worm farms, worms, worm castings and worm tea to millions of potential customers, i.e. nurseries, garden centers, fishermen, gardeners, pet owners, private households (that want to recycle their food and garden scraps), restaurants, guesthouses, hotels, zoos...!
The list goes on and on!
Generate an income and run a profitable worm farming business
If you are looking for an affordable way to generate some extra income from your home or backyard than worm farming can be a great solution for you! The industry is still growing and my book will teach you all you need to know to get your profitable business of the ground.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 17, 2014
- File size952 KB
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- ASIN : B00HXHNPG4
- Publisher : SRK Publications
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : January 17, 2014
- Edition : 1st
- Language : English
- File size : 952 KB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 149 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0620575850
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #676,190 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

As long as I can remember, I have loved the outdoors and have cared about the environment. I grew up in Germany and moved to South Africa in 1995 after meeting my future wife, Caroline. We married in Cape Town and began a life together, working on many joint projects. She too is a passionate lover of nature and comes from a family united by love of the soil, gardening and environmental activism.
In 1998 while working on a Koi farm, I accidentally (or so I thought) stumbled upon the subject of worm farming. We initially raised worms as a high protein food for our Koi fish but as I researched the subject of worm farming (vermiculture), I became totally fascinated by these wriggly creatures and decided to start my own worm farm and promote worm composting.
In 1999 I started one of the pioneering worm farming companies in South Africa - "Global Worming". I initially started with just 1000 composting worms, which have now been multiplied into millions.
Countless households and businesses have purchased worms, worm farms, worm castings and worm tea from us.
I made a video about the basics of worm farming for the city of Cape Town that can be viewed on our homepage at www.globalworming.co.za and have given seminars about worm composting on behalf of the Botanical Society of South Africa and the Department of Environmental Affairs of the City of Cape Town. With my work I hope to encourage and empower people to generate or increase their income from home, improve their lives, and protect the environment.
I have been moving back and forth between South Africa and Germany researching and promoting worm composting, both as a hobby and a business for many years now. In 2011 I started the website www.worm-composting-help.com which is published in English and German language and is constantly growing.
When my wife graduated from her master's degree at the University of Cape Town in 2016, she completed a permaculture design certificate and began building her own website www.greenidiom.com which is about gardening with nature, and its impacts on health and on the environment. In 2018 she published a book on the grey water bio-filtering systems she has built called DIY Grey Water Wetland: How to build a permaculture inspired, drought tolerant, kitchen water filtering, raised bed vegetable garden and wetland.
I love the outdoors and am a keen sportsman! My favorite sports being football (soccer) and Cricket. I have been a supporter of the German soccer club Eintracht Frankfurt for nearly 40 years now (why didn't I pick another team?) and enjoy cooking and writing for our website www.lookingatcooking.com.
Thank you for reading our profile. I wish you all the best for your future!
Yours
Stephan Kloppert
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Customers find the book informative and well-written, serving as an excellent introduction to vermiculture, with one customer noting it provides just the right amount of explanation.
"...Stephan has put together a very valuable resource for those seeking to grow their worm operation at home, and do so in a cost effective manner...." Read more
"I like this author, and his book. Both are direct, honest and practical. Here's the information you need to start turning muck into money...." Read more
"This work was very informative but it wasn't divided up in chapters and read like a run on sentence only for paragraphs..." Read more
"...I can recommend it enough. Very detailed and very well explained...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read with lots of information, and one customer notes that the author does a good job describing the processes.
"I like this author, and his book. Both are direct, honest and practical. Here's the information you need to start turning muck into money...." Read more
"I just finished reading this book. I can recommend it enough. Very detailed and very well explained...." Read more
"Very well written, cut and dry and gets too the point with just enough explanation. Very enjoyable read that inspired me to take the next step...." Read more
"very direct and concise, it gives you general idea of how to get into worm farming business. It is a valuable investment...." Read more
Customers find the book well worth its price, with one mentioning they can raise worms for money.
"...seeking to grow their worm operation at home, and do so in a cost effective manner...." Read more
"...It is a valuable investment. You will acquire good advice and how-to information from experienced worm businessman. I highly recommend to beginners." Read more
"...It's worth the few bucks if you want to gain a good baseline knowledge on vermiculture." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016I purchased the Kindle version of this book, and I can say that I am very please with the information it contains. Stephan has put together a very valuable resource for those seeking to grow their worm operation at home, and do so in a cost effective manner. I have many other books and articles on worm farming and composting, but Stephan's book is the best resource I have found thus far in regards to how to expand that into a small business on a budget. The information is straight forward and well planned. I think this would be a great addition to your library for anyone that wants to expand their "worm herd" beyond the plastic bin you have collecting kitchen scraps.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015I like this author, and his book. Both are direct, honest and practical. Here's the information you need to start turning muck into money. It could be a way out of poverty, a way out of a dead-end job, or just a way of doing something beneficial and fun. Give it a try.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024This work was very informative but it wasn't divided up in chapters and read like a run on sentence only for paragraphs
But it did its purpose and I learned a lot. More than I did from the other 2 books I bought on the same subject.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016I just finished reading this book. I can recommend it enough. Very detailed and very well explained. I have the kindle version and it is great because you can click in the links he suggests and also you can highlight it too. I highly recommend this book not only for the ones that want to start a worm business but also the ones that want to have a worm farm at home for personal use. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023Ok
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019Very well written, cut and dry and gets too the point with just enough explanation. Very enjoyable read that inspired me to take the next step. Easily digestible (haha, worm joke!)
- Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014I was curious about the possibility of selling worms since I'd found vermi composting w worms absurdly and unexpectedly rewarding! Lots of valuable info to better understand & refine one's worm 'operations' -even of a business selling worms is not in one's future. . .I live in an uban high rise bldg and it was helpful! Have found it a valuable reference. ..excellent divisions of chapters so one can find pertinent info.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2014very direct and concise, it gives you general idea of how to get into worm farming business. It is a valuable investment. You will acquire good advice and how-to information from experienced worm businessman. I highly recommend to beginners.
Top reviews from other countries
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SaschiReviewed in Germany on December 18, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfektes Buch!
Top! Schritt für Schritt wird beschrieben, wie man Würmer züchtet und so nebenbei eine kleine Geldquelle zum Sprudeln bringt und unternehmerische Erfahrung sammelt. Dabei werden konkrete Pläne mitgeliefert, wie groß welche Zuchtstationen sein sollen, wo man Material kostengünstig herbekommt und so eine ganze Produktionskette schafft. Dabei immer mit Humor geschrieben. Wirklich empfehlenswert!
- RMReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Great insightful easy read
I have been keeping worms for composting for a couple of years now and have been looking for a book which takes the next logical step - making it pay for itself! This book is well written, easy to understand and full of really useful information. I intend to put this into practice and see how successful I can be.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking to make an eco friendly small business.
- mike poirierReviewed in Canada on December 24, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Purchased the book for a friend
- Daryn BozekReviewed in Canada on April 24, 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Gave me all the information o needed to be informed on composting plus other ideas.
- FoxbatReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Good.