Can You Make Money Selling Worms From Horse Manure?
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Video Summary: A reader named Bob asked how he could make money selling the worms from his horse manure piles. I don't recommend startin g a worm business to most folks I talk to. But check out the video for my answer to Bob!
Timestamps:
0:20 Why Most People Should Not Start a Worm Business
2:00 Why Small Worm Farmers Have to Work Super Hard At First
2:23 The Most Common Mistake New Worm Business Owners Make
3:17 Why Bob in PA Should Sell Worms! (Good spot for mid-roll)
4:56 My Advice for How Bob Can Make Money
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I really appreciate your honesty. Your business will be successful because of it...IMO, Bob needs a bunch more horses!
Just wanted to say thanks for all the info. I'm in the UK, and been using worms for years to help others, and my No-Dig garden, by running large horse manure heaps in the past, so it was great to see you tell this chap that yes, indeed he can make money doing that. However, chronic ill health has destroyed a lot of my life, and I'm down to running a large suburban garden, and just set up a plastic stacking worm farm to help it out. Previously my garden was known for it's bowling green lawns, which were sprayed constantly, to the detriment of everything else, by the manager of our local cricket club. There was no life here at all when we moved in 9 years ago. He'd probably sit with his head in his hands, sobbing, if he saw how I've let what left of the lawns 'wild' 😉I love that you're giving out great advice, without a constant hard sell on your product, which I'm fascinated by, so since I can't support you by buying your products, I've subscribed, I hit the thumbs up, and I shall try and interact... if I have anything less inane to say lol I know the algorithms like it! Cheers!
Great video, I’m a hobbyist and really enjoy my worms. I’m considering working with all our local cannabis supply stores in my local area. There seems to be a demand for worm castings with cannabis growers ramping up here in Missouri.
excellent video. I appreciate the way you don't downplay the potential of worm businesses, BUT you also address the hard parts evenly. You aren't one who gives a "pie in the sky" approach.
Steve I treat selling my worms and Vermicompost as a side hustle. It's something that brings in a little extra income. It is hard work. What makes it worth it is I truly enjoy working with my worms so it's worth it to me. I also stack functions, meaning that there are more than one thing being accomplished when doing a task like harvesting worms for sale.
Thanks Michael. Great input.....one thing I didn't mention in the video is that if working with worms is enjoyable by itself, then that makes the idea of starting a worm business much more reasonable. You *have* to enjoy it because the easy money isn't really there.
My intention for the time being.
It’s not about the money at the moment.. that decision is done way off. Initial benefits are our garden. Scaling up and time and effort is my intention in the days ahead.. worms are something I have become passionate about in a way I would never have thought.
@@malcolmyoung7866 me too I've become incredibly passionate about the recycling potential, plant and environmental benefits of raising worms.
I’m stoked to have found the Vin Diesel of the compost and worm biz! Really would love to learn more about how to start this up. We have six horses and lot’s of land to work with.
Ha! Thanks Joe! :)
If you get to the point of wanting to make a go at the biz, please check out the course I launched earlier this year. ;)
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Love the content and all the honest advice! I would like to see a video on how best to regulate temperatures in the summer especially in the south...should we be using different materials in the summer to avoid overheating, will the worms still breed in high temps, does humidity matter etc...also do the extra help from other microbials that multiply quickly in the heat help break down your material quicker or are they harmful (red mites, flies etc)
great video :) thanks steve. i love how you started the video because this is really the key question
Thanks David! :)
Great video, Steve. Thanks for all the info.
You got it! :)
You forgot one thing with horse manure.When you have horses you have to deworm your horses a few times a year. You have to be very careful. I’m sure the deworming will kill your worms. Depending on the deworming medication , this could take weeks to over a month.
Thanks for the reality check Steve always good to receive free advice regards starting things on a grander scale..
You got it Malcolm! :)
Very helpful Steve!
Thanks so much!
Great advice Steve, cheers!
Thanks Anak!
I’d like to learn more on what you feed them and how you harvest the worms.
What’s the best way/design to set up a outside wormery? Thanks
Excellent video. Every industry is filled with people that have a dream. Unfortunately time and time again people are under capitalized and lack the marketing skills to build a strong customer foundation.
"If you treat you business like a hobby, you'll be payed like a hobby"
Great video
Cheers from Victoria Canada
Thanks CCC. I'm hoping the video just gives folks pause rather than discouraging starting a business altogether!
@@UrbanWormCompany passion is key, but so is a business plan ;)
Hey, i have got some horse manure that has dried out and been sitting for over a year. I rehydrated it and put worms in there, they're all in a big ball now and i clearly arent happy. Any thoughts why this might be?
I've binged a bunch of your videos now, and I don't remember in which, you, somewhat seriously, implied making a living with worms was not really a thing. It was a one-liner, you said it with a bit of a chuckle.
I came away jaded; so much so, my dream/desire to eventually build a successful business with my worms is, for all intents and purposes, dead. I understand starting a business and growing it is a more difficult thing than most people realize. I'm not an idiot, nor a Pollyanna. I guess, I'm writing to tell you, if I can regain the excitement and desire to keep raising worms, I'll accept your challenge.
Hey John! Steve here. I'm not sure which video where I said that, but the truth I wanted to communicate is that it is *much* harder than it looks from the outside. You have to get them to breed, grow fat, extract them from their wet environment, then sell them either to locals or ship them through the mail, (which is an art form in itself.)
If folks love working with worms, then I'd tell them to go for it. But if it's seen as easy money, then I typically steer them away.
Don't let a one-liner kill your dream. But understand that worms are a hard way to make an easy dollar. 😉
@@UrbanWormCompany Thank you for your response. I'm going forward with my worms. I do not, nor have ever, see it as an "easy" dollar. I would like to make money with them, if I can. At the very least, I want castings for my fairly large gardens (3600 sq ft.)
I am an amator gardener and I know that the best soil is the mixing of clay and organic matters in form of worm castings. I saw that I can get clay powder on Amazon and I would like to know if I could put some clay powder to my Vermicompost bin ? Would it be a problem for the worms ? (Sorry for my English I am from France)
Thanks a lot for the videos
Me and my Best friend started a side worm business a couple years ago. primarily I had sold warm tea to coworkers at work friends and family. looking to take the next step.. been slowly building warm population.s I just split my bins before winter and move them into the garage. Looking at expanding to farmers market and using Facebook marketplace this year. My question is how do I get my warm tea tested and my Verma compost tested? And who do I see about business license love your page
Thanks Bryan! As for business licensing, that is a state and municipality thing. In my state, I have an LLC for the business but also applied so I could collect and pay sales taxes. The township is who issues my business license in exchange for me paying my taxes each year! :)
Thanks for the interesting video
I have a question
I am new in worm farming and I have a small worm bin of red wigglers
I have a gold fish tank aquarium
Sometimes when I clean the tank filter I take the fish waste and some oxygenated water from the aquarium and spray the worm bin with it
I thought it's beneficial to the worms. The fish wast and oxygenated water
But somebody just told me that it's not a good thing to do that and it might kill the worms right away because of the ammonia in the fish tank
So is that true?
Should I stop doing it!
I don't think that's true because the ammonia content in the water would be so miniscule. If it's not killing the fish, it's not likely going to kill the worms.
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OK that makes sense
Thank you very much
One question about horse manure. Most horses are fed a dewormer. Will this affect the manure?
Hi Harold,
Horse dewormer does not target earthworms and breaks down fairly quickly as well. I would not worry about dewormer, especially if you find worms are already in the manure!
Cheers!
Hi Steve,is it only horse manure you can use? What about cow manure?
You can absolutely use cow manure, but I would make sure it's been aged or composted first. Beef cattle manure is much more solid than dairy manure, so for the dairy manure, it may need to go through a solid/liquid separation process first!
How much is a consultation?
Hi Chris,
The base price is $150 for an intake questionairre, a call, and a writeup afterwards. You can see pricing here!
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Does Bob have the horses out in a pasture or in a stall?
I'm not 100% sure. I would imagine a combo of both actually when it comes to where they're collecting their manure!
@@UrbanWormCompany we had 6 horses, but they were out in a 20 acre pasture. it was possible to collect the manure, but it was kinda spread out. :)
Hey hey yes i yes i bro ... will thought of that if possible to live free thx u bro
Solid info! Always have appreciated your straight forward info Steve! 🪱💚
Thanks Devo!