How to Protect Confidential Information with Worms
I drove home in my MIL’s car today with a goofy grin on my face. In the back of her car, much to her dismay, I transported the newest members of our family home.
Some sane people raise chickens. . . and others rescue kittens.
Not me.
I go for worms.
I suppose my fondness for worms developed when we lived in India. I hosted many a worm during our brief stint in that fertile land. However, this time around I wanted to establish healthy boundaries between the worms and my intestines.
(Name that movie)
I figured a nice sturdy Rubbermaid-like barrier would suffice. (Actually Keith, owner of Castaway Compost, set me up – and his family is so super nice.)
I’m just so stinkin’ excited.
Speaking of stinkin’ . . . when you open up the lid of this here worm home . . . it smells like the deep woods after a cleansing rain.
In my hands is compost. Worm compost.
I know . . . I know . . . you would think that having a tumbler and two other compost bins would be enough for me.
But I have three boys. I homeschool. Worms . . . just seemed like a natural endeavor.
Not to mention, if I happened to be paranoid that someone might rifle through our recycling and paste together all of our shredded confidential papers, now I don’t need to worry.
Who in their right mind would try to piece together worm poo?
I dumped my worm compost into the garden.
It was a little disheartening.
See that tiny brownish pile? It only filled up 1 square out of 16 squares. I have 12 beds of 16 squares.
Looking on the bright side of things, though, I learned from the Castaway Compost site that “a pound of red worms to produce 65 lbs of worm compost every 100 days.”
So what you’re saying is . . . I have a chance. (Name that movie.)
The sheer simplicity of our new pet will spur our family on towards more sustainable living . . . lessen our carbon footprint and increase the amount of happy bacteria in our home.
Tonight I touched a worm for the first time in my life.
It wasn’t so bad. I see him in a whole new light. He’s a helper. And VeggieTales teaches me that “helpers are heros, too.”
Though our pets live in a dark place, this won’t be the last you see of them. Presently they are residing under my computer.
Ugh . . . next to the wheat berries.
Gotta love me, Engineer! Stay tuned for more Adventures in Worm Composting!
Do you have a weird pet? Or a pet that is practical?
dumb and dumber 🙂
You know your movies!!
I’m seeing some cross-curricular action here, namely a lit study to go with How to Eat Fried Worms 🙂 (did you read that as a kid? your boys will love it!!)
You know . . . I actually do have some grand ideas for these worms!!! Asher is actually grossed out. He thinks I am crazy for wanting worm poop!!!! Hah!!! Ezra thought the worms were cool . . . and Gabe made a funny face. Thanks for the reminder about the book!!!!
Oh wow, you’re so cool (and brave!) lol. Sounds perfect for a homeschooling family!
I figured that if I didn’t want to touch them . . . technically I can avoid it . . . and use a large spoon. But once I discovered they weren’t slimy — it wasn’t so bad. Now I don’t know that I could touch a worm that is actually in the ground. Nope. Not going to do that!
I’ve been wanting to do this. That is so awesome! Was it really the first time you touched a worm? 🙂 Rose loves to find worms for me and puts them in my garden.
Well, I think I do live in a cave. No worms there!!!
That’s great! I want to do this sometime!
When my herd gets big . . . we can give you some worms. Your boys would LOVE this!!!
We raise worms, too! My husband feeds them vegetable scraps from our kitchen, but we don’t get as much compost from them as your source suggests. I wonder what we’re doing wrong.
Well, I hope we get that much compost!!!!!! Wednesday marks one week with worms!