School And Child Care Centre
Worm Farming Lessons & Presentations
School Presentation Package:
- Complete worm farm, made from a styrofoam broccoli box (recycling food waste in something that’s been recycled !)
Contains:- 100 grams of mixed composting worms (approx. 500 worms)
- 500 gram shaker of worm farm conditioner
- Starter bedding (I get the kids to help make it up)
- Microbial starter (material from my worm farm, containing microbes, micro organisms etc to get your farm off to a quick start – may also include worm eggs and some little worms)
- Laminated do’s and don’ts to leave near the worm farm, so you don’t forget what is what
- Presentation/Lesson:
- 30 to 60 minutes long, depending on your requirements, showing examples of:
- worm cocoons.
- different worm species (different composting worm species and the most common garden worms)
- worm farm conditioner – what is it and why it is important to use it?
- worm castings – a very clean soil conditioner, that smells “like the earth”.
- example of a common stacking farm the kids may have at home and how it should be operated.
- different beddings to be used in the worm farm.
- 30 to 60 minutes long, depending on your requirements, showing examples of:
- Class handouts including:
- Basic instructions for operating a worm farm for the kids to take home.
- Activity sheets including: word search, crossword puzzle, coloring page, cryptogram puzzle – can be tailored to your class level.
- The presentation includes the subjects:
- Who am I and my qualifications
- What is a worm farm?
- Benefits of worm farming
- Roles of different worms (composting vs garden)
- How to attract natural earthworms to your garden
- Earthworm cocoons; their ability to sense conditions etc
- How to feed a worm farm properly
- What foods to avoid and why
- Worm farm conditioner – what it is and why it is so important
- How to apply worm castings and the liquid from farms
- Other resources available for the keen worm farmer
Payments & Invoice/Receipt:
Total cost for this presentation, including your worm farm, as above, is:
*PRICED UPON APPLICATION*
This is for up to 30 students. Please talk to me if your group is bigger or you want to do several classes, we can work out something together.
A receipt will be given to you for your payment (this is a registered and insured business). I can invoice you, for you to send the payment afterwards if that is easier.
I can only travel to locations within a suitable driving distance from me (I’m in Collingwood Park, halfway between Brisbane and Ipswich)
Please just give me a call or drop me an email to discuss whether I can come to your school.
(* If you already have a worm farm, please just talk to me, we can work out a smaller charge depending on what you want me to supply)
Blue Card (Working With Children)
Positive Notice Blue Card – Number 740427/2
(BCB – “Blue Card As A Business”)
Insurance:
I have a 5 million dollar public liability insurance policy.
If you require a copy of the certificate of currency, please just ask me.
Past Presentations:
To see details of past clients, please click here for my page about that:
https://thewormman.com.au/worm-farming-lessons-and-presentations-past-clients/
A Testimonial From A School Teacher:
A Recommendations From A Previous Client:
“A big thankyou from Whitehill Garden Club. Very informative and very knowledgeable on his worms. I would recommend him to any club interested in composting and Vermiculture.” – Mark Steinhardt.