[Ag-eq] Worms and other things

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Susan:

It sounds as if worms would be a great addition to your farm.  It's amazing how
they can break so many things down and benefit the soil.

How many chickens do you have now and what is the average amount of eggs that
you get?

I have 6 hens and average 4 eggs a day.  Sometimes I get as many as 3 dozen in a
week.  One of my neighbors buys eggs or trades for them.

Do you have to have a special permit to sell home made bread?

In Arizona you must have a food handler card and all food must be prepared in a
commercial kitchen.  I was interested in selling bread and other baked goods
until I realized all the laws!

I started baking home made pet treats, which is much easier.  A local tack store
is selling them for me and I take them to horse and dog related events.  People
seem very happy with them and I'm getting more and more requests.

Arizona is also very strict about the sale of any dairy products.  I have sold
some goat milk, but I have to stress to the buyer that is not for human
consumption.  What they do with it afterwards is up to them.  Getting a dairy
certified is difficult and it just wouldn't be worth it for my little herd of
4!

I would love to hear more about your farm and what all you are selling.

Nella



Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> Hi Kendra,
>
> This information helps a lot.  I found a set up through my Almish catalog
> and I may try that one first and see how it goes.  The worm wigwam sounds
> very interesting and I just might have to investigate that a bit further.  I
> am a firm believer of starting small and then expanding.  I started with
> only 5 hens and 1 rooster in 2004 and now I have three flocks and will start
> a fourth one in April and have a pretty good egg customer base.  I have even
> started some bardering for our eggs and homemade bread.
>
> Our next start small and then expand project will be the dairy goats and our
> bee hives.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
> To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:17 PM
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Worms
>
>
> > Hi Susan, since you only want to do a small non-commercial worm farm, then
> > a small back yard worm bin, a single worm wigwam or even a single
> > endistrial sized worm wigwam will most likely be the best one for you. It
> > depends on how big your garden that you want to enhance with the worm tea
> > and worm castings is. There are a number of places that sells both worm
> > wigwams and back yard worm bins on the internet. You can also build one
> > for yourself. I didn't build the one that I am currently working with. I
> > got it out of a mear whim from my counselor from the Oregon Commission for
> > the Blind. It is a bit fancy but it works great! A worm wigwam is bigger
> > than a back yard worm bin but it will work for someone who has more land
> > that they want to enhance with their worm castings. If you don't want to
> > be that fancy, you can just build one to the size that you want it. There
> > are many different ways to build worm bins. You can look up the different
> > ways to build them on google so that you can pick
> > out the right one for you. You can also figure out how many worms that you
> > want to start out with once you have picked out the size of worm bin that
> > will work for you. The bigger the bin, the more worms that you can start
> > out with. If you choose to have just a small back yard worm bin that is
> > only a square foot for example, then you will only need to buy a pound of
> > worms. If you want to have something bigger than that, then you will need
> > more worms. A good rule of thumb is two pounds for every square foot or
> > fifteen pounds for a worm wigwam since they are built differently than
> > your avrige worm bin. Worm wigwams are great for people who has farms and
> > large gardens that they want to enhance organically. Worm castings and
> > worm tea will help your plants grow better than most chemical fertelizers.
> > I hope that this was helpful! If you have more questions, please feel free
> > to ask them. Thank you!
> > Kendra Schaber
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