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Worm Cafe

Worm Cafe

Fast food in Wormville
Lesson: 3.5
Level:
Advanced
Station: Vermiculture
Format: Class Discussion
Rating:
Advanced Lesson 3.5 Worm Cafe

Lesson Overview

Scaling any system is a challenge and it's often impossible with automation. This lesson explores the process of automation as it relates to the vermiculture system.

Teach the Teacher

  • The Complete Guide to Vermicomposting (included w/ Worm Factory 360)
  • Browns and Greens: Understanding Carbon and Nitrogen in the Composting Process
  • What Can I Put In My Worm Bin?

Method

Commercial farmers know that the key to a profitable farm is the automation of certain tasks, particularly ones that are time intensive. If the process requires human interaction it will limit the scalability of the operation. Raising livestock is one such example and in Wyoming there is a joke about that. “I don’t go on vacation. I own livestock!”

A Lab could employ sensors and automated systems to control temperature and moisture in a worm bin. But how might the worm feeding process be automated? What would that system look like, how would it function, and would it be financially viable?

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Now that you’ve completed the Advanced Lesson, just remember that you can always revisit the Beginner and Intermeidate Lessons as needed.

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