Jan 20 2009
The Wormguy
January 20,2009
New England weather is screwy. Today it is beautiful, sunny, no wind, temps in the 30s.
Worms are 82% pure protien. I wonder if you body builders are interested. It has actually been researched that a worms diet can reduce cholesterol due to worms full of Omega3 essential oils. Worms make a good stir fry. Thats probably why you dont see overweight worms
We had better not take to eating too many worms. If we did it would make dramatic effect on the waste they eat to keep the soil clean. Worms can proess 10 tons of natural debris and turn over 40 tons of soil each year. You wouldnt want to see that amount of waste back up on the surface. It wouldnt be very pretty, never mind the smell and Methane gas.
Heres an interesting twist on the subject of worms. Im sure youve heard of worms being used for fish bait. But in some parts of the world worms are actually eaten. China for example, It is also very common among the Australian Aborigines and the Marious in New Zealand.
My finger is getting sore again.
I think the worms are pretty safe, for now! My body-building friends are still chowing on egg whites and skinless chicken for the most part. I have watched the travel channel and watched people eat worms and caterpillars, but I don’t think I’ll be eating my composting worms yet- it would be like eating family.