I have to say the webinar today was one of the most detailed, in depth seminars we've ever done, so props to Francisco and Steve for sharing decades worth of their work on compost and vermicompost systems.  

Steve Churchill of the Urban Worm Company shared different contexts for compost vs. vermicompost, and the different scales of production, from kitchen worm binsn\ to larger flow through systems for farms and worm breeders.

 

Francisco Niembro gave us an in depth look into 8+ large scale Vermicomposting systems across Mexico.  We learned about massive pre-composting facilities that turn municipal waste and farm waste into value added, high quality vermicompost.

In terms of metrics, we learned that growers and farmers using these vermicompost systems have seen yields up to 80%, decreases in cost, and a reduction in disease and waste costs.  In short, vermicompost is valuable, scaleable, profitable and regenerative for the growers and composters who implement these systems.