Making Compost: Homemade Worm Farm Compost System | Vermicompost

We created our own Worm Farm Composter to make Vermicompost. We feed the worms Johnson Su Compost and collect the worm castings weekly. The worm castings "Vermicompost" is used to make a biological compost via compost extract. The compost extract is then feed to our crops, garden, and fruit trees. Any excess is sold under our company Gibbsfield Ag.
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[@rickthelian2215]

Hi Ryan, love the worm farm.😊

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Thank you!

[@Mrjboomseedco]

Pro tip add some malted barley kelp meal you’ll see unreal difference with it spent mushroom blocks are awesome too for fungal biology aswell but most people don’t know about these few tricks that are game changers in worm bins

[@Mrjboomseedco]

Another tip aeration more air that gets in the more worms can do there thing pea gravel and lots is my choice as pumice can get expensive

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Thank you for the advise! I will definitely incorporate that into the system. 👍

[@Mrjboomseedco]

Yep u can get spent mushroom blocks from a local mushroom farm they can’t get rid of them fast enough as you can only use them once you can grow mushrooms from them after they’ve been spent but they cant leavally use the same blocks again by ordinances but if you want to do them at home u can I do that sometimes I’d it’s not too yucky of a block so it’s free mushrooms lions mane or oysters but as a worm bin additive or In A soil mix they are unreal just don’t add too much at once as they can heat up the bin or soil in soil building u want the thermal heat up though I make all my own soils in 1000 gallon smart pots or any cloth pot as they are cheap and best pots for gardens or worm bins too just sit them ontop of a pallet for full air circulation and add river rocks a thin layer at the bottom if ur going to use one as a worm bin small scale in a basement so it keeps any liquids separate from the good stuff lots and lots of pea gravel cheap as hell more air flow in the bin soil or peat moss the faster the worms will populate and faster the bin will create castings too for a bag bought worm casting I recommend colorado worm co they have the best available made the right way with the right stuff vegetables aren’t that great as it’s all water and worms can’t make caring’s from water just don’t work that way they have no mouths they absorbed the fungal “poop” and excrete castings

[@flutetobassmusician]

This is brilliant 😮

[@allthingsgrowing]

Do you happen to have plans, or design drawings for that setup? I am tired of turning compost. This is the perfect solution.

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Go to Michigan Soil Works on KZbin. I built mine similar to theirs.

[@russellradwanski5771]

I love this design! I would love to get a copy of the design drawings if you have any available for sale or otherwise. Cheers

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

I built it similar to the Michigan Soil Worms worm bin. They have some KZbin videos as well with an in depth 3D video of their design.

[@GaryBrown-q9e]

Great video. How did you make the cutting Bar?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

It’s just a flat piece of steel with a cable on each end, it slides in between 2 other pieces of steel. Super simple. I built it similar to the Michigan Soil Works worm bin.

[@peter.knupffer]

👍🏼

[@jessefifer3564]

question?? Does this stink?? I been toying with the idea of trying this but not sure, i been checking out a few y.t. videos looks kind of easy, an i love ur set up. Just subscribe to your channel keep up the good work and good luck with everything

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

No it does not stink. I do not feed my worm bin any meat or dairy products. That will make it stink and can possibly kill worms.

[@gurumantrakhalsa17]

Why not build two carts on wheels to catch you cut vermicompost

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

That’s not a bad idea. I like to let it sit and somewhat dry out for 24 hrs, than I store it in a big white sack until I use it.

[@tbpatrick1]

Why don't ya put a tarp under it when harvesting? Then you can just pull the tarp out with the castings on it.

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Great idea! I will try that.

[@myfunlovinglife]

I thought the same thing, put a bin under there to capture it

[@jshkrueger]

Looks like a solid CFT! I love my worms. I've only got a single Vermihut worm tower, at the moment. Would love to build a CFT. Would you be willing to explain how you built your CFT in a future video? Would love to see how you assembled the cutting blade. That channel it follows looks really solid.

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

I built it similar to the Michigan Soil Works continuous flow system. I also went and looked at another one that was home built similar to mine for ideas. I will probably do a video on how I made it and how I manage it in the future.

[@mandibees]

VERY interested, this is the best system I have seen online and am super impressed! I gave away my worms because I could not stomach the fact I may kill any in harvesting the bottom portion. This would put my mind at ease and I could actually enjoy vermicomposting!!!

[@dipakkoirala69]

​@@mandibeesvery intresting can i explore this model to promote rural community level Nepal .

[@Faamdiggy]

Please put some mortar trays on the bottom of that machine!!!! You are literally giving yourself double the amount of work to clean that up off the floor and do w.e you do with it!

[@Justthemow]

You should throw some sand into there every couple weeks it will help the worms digestion in grinding up the stuff and the stability of the soil afterwards

[@gdelvalle22pr]

You should sell the machines! Looks well built. Or at least the plans and materials. Good job!😊

[@Jude-yz5gk]

Could you make a video what that continuous flow bin looked like before you filled it up? I’d like like to build one just like that, thanks

[@katalinad6443]

What kind of hand winch did you use? how many pounds? so far wich one would you recommend? steel cable or stainless steel? Thank you.

[@katalinad6443]

Hi! Any chance you could share the design of blade and hand cranks? is it a metal sheet flat blade? Thank you

[@Reutzel507]

You can freeze bottles of water and toss them into the worm bin. That will help keep your temps lower.

[@nicholas_obert]

To save you back, you could place a couple trays under the flow-through composter so that, when you crank the bar, the compost falls onto the trays and you don't have to shovel it, especially in that awkward position. You can then lift and move around all the compost in only one move.

[@MrMichaelStangl]

Nice, would love to look at it under the microscope, send a sample anytime, cheeeers! Oh, I hear your name and Kyle on WTF you guys should be on the podcast.

[@pilkyish]

Great video. I;'ve just subscribed.

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Welcome aboard!

[@monstaro19]

I bury all of my compost

[@Losbitiboys4441]

Thats so awesome so smart any video in how it was done

[@BlueMountainWormsInc.]

Great system Great info!

[@אושראברהם-ע7מ]

היי אנחנו קבוצה מישראל שצופים בערוץ שלך. אבל לא כולם מבינים אנגלית ונשמח מאוד אם תוסיף תרגום בעברית כדי שנבין אותך טוב יותר. תודה מראש😊

[@Reutzel507]

My worms seems to hang out in the bottom of my bins

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

I keep a good food source on the top so they tend to stay in the top foot

[@evoliveoil]

Both the Johnson Su Compost and the Continuous Flow Worm Bin use red wigglers. What are the advantages or disadvantages of each?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Johnson Su is a year long process to compost, a continuous flow worm system is a faster composting system that only takes about 3-6 months. The benefits of the Johnson Su is a more fungal dominate compost. Which is great for agriculture use since we are fungal deficient.

[@evoliveoil]

I understand that red wiggles stay near the surface. If that is so, does that mean they don't process the entire Johnson Su bioreactor?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

@@evoliveoil yes, but the Johnson Su is already pretty well broken down since it it a year old.

[@michel1440]

Do you add water ?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Yes, I water it daily.

[@EmilyJ919]

What material do you use for the frame and sides of your bin? Will probably be building a larger bin myself in the next few months. Also love the crank that you have!

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

Frame is made from steel and powder coated black so it doesn’t rust. Bottom floor is 2”x4” pallet racking. Stainless steel. Sides are 1/8” white plastic sheets I cut down to fit.

[@kaeden2088]

@@gibbsfieldfarmswhere did you get the plastic sheet?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

@@kaeden2088 I sourced the plastic from Farmtek. It was actually a roll and I rolled it out, marked and cut, than used tap screws to mount it to the frame.

[@EmilyJ919]

@@gibbsfieldfarms would you mind posting a link to the sheet you used? Idea for a future video - would love to see a tutorial on how you built this

[@amypeterson7463]

Do you have a video on the build of this cft?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

It is the same concept of the Michigan Soil Works system. They have videos on KZbin.

[@amypeterson7463]

@@gibbsfieldfarms I will have to look them up. Thank you.

[@SiarlW]

Smart!

[@justinmorrow2932]

Looks great, how do you mange the leachate?

[@gibbsfieldfarms]

I mist it heavy with water every day. Never too much. I have not had any leachate drip out the bottom yet. That is a sign of over watering