I have bin watching you for 4 years when I started watching you we had a trailer and was in the process of working hard to minimize debt now we are on an 11 acre homestead we have pigs chickens and an orchard we also grow the best tomatoes ever consumed buy any human lol I hope once our dream is ready you can come visit and we can share things we learned with you and your viewers your awesome keep it up 👍🏼

@GreatAZWater

3 жыл бұрын

Good 4 you Boyd. We’re at!?

@TrickleCreekFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! I'm sure your learning through the process was amazing...

@gcraigen78

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@johnhuong7039

2 жыл бұрын

Ugh my 📱 and he is 🔙 in my head is pounding headache from hell and back to 😴 in a relationship but you don't know what you mean you have any money on me I have been in my head is pounding and you are a dog is the only person who you talking bout u but I can't get over it I was going through my 📱 and he is 🔙 in my head is pounding headache from hell and back to the source starter Kit Kat is it that I can get a chance to get to the medicine and go 🔙 to farm is to get a chance you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call me when you get a chance to get a detail of you to come back in my life is a good example for the buggy or total of about it and I was like oh 👌 cool I'll let him do that to me and keeping me informed that I have enough time to reach bau from my Samsung Galaxy 📝 Edge of the uplift and when did it stop raining here too and I don't know who you talking about the porosity I was just trying to figure out a way to avoid civil way to go to the border to work as instructed by Biden to take care seriously don't want me to send to you seeds for growing up so I can do it then anyone can also do it for me to come over to you and family too Dr Sharie Bin Laden with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond with you and we correspond I was going to be fair and if you want to put president Trump in good stead of the uplift and when did it stop raining here too and I don't K now who

@nadjadavidson411

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈

I have shipped worms to this worm farm! I will also be setting up a worm farm in North East Arizona where I now have 40 acres! The AZ worm farm is a great business! Thanks for showcasing him John - he deserves it - great guy!

@lambertleigh2724

3 жыл бұрын

Green Greg... I'm in northern Az... if u do get set up ...I'd sure like to buy n give u a lil business..thx...

@lambertleigh2724

3 жыл бұрын

Green Greg... I'm in northern Az... if u do get set up ...I'd sure like to buy n give u a lil business..thx...

@lambertleigh2724

3 жыл бұрын

Green Greg... I'm in northern Az... if u do get set up ...I'd sure like to buy n give u a lil business..thx...

@chris_topher1984

Жыл бұрын

Green Greg... I'm in northern Az... if u do get set up ...I'd sure like to buy n give u a lil business..thx...

I love the calmness of demeanour, good disposition and peace of mind of people who run a successful wholesome business

I love all your episodes, with this one being the most informative one. I love the simplicity, yet sustainability and effectiveness of this wormfarm and the fact that he doesn't sell his worms to other countries shows how authentic and honest this man is about his farming, without doing any "new-age-worm-trend-bs". Another very welcome fact is, that the ideas and solutions are not kept as a secret, trying to make money, but shared among other people interested in farming. I have watched every single video about worm farming during the last 2years, this video is the best one. What I especially like among other ideas is: -the simple storage and vertical feeding/harvesting of the worms/castings -precomposting -local foodwastes -great (but loud😆) worm sifter -black soldier flies included in the process -seperation of casting -making worms and worms for sale. Thank you very much for this treasure-like video

Heck yeah same here. Living soil is what got us the AZ 2021 cannabis cup 💪👽👊🏆💯

@NoNORADon911

3 жыл бұрын

Daves not here man

So very happy you did this one! It was because of my watching your videos that I found AWF in July of 2020 at the height of the pandemic! Before then I ordered at your suggestion from OGS in Cali! My raised beds and 9 fruit trees are loaded with red wigglers purchased from just 1 bag at AWF last October when they finally had some in stock! I feed my worms kitchen scraps on average 1-2 times per month and my garden is thriving! Thank you both!!!

When I need a lift in mood I watch one of John's video's.

Wow!!! You were not kidding when you said they're the best. I wasn't Doubting you, it's just my vision of worm castings wasn't any where near this level. This over the top. Daaaam! Thank you, 🙏

John Koehler is a life changer. He cares about the environment and teaches good practices, how to grow good food, how to eat better and could grow your own small business if you wanted. He impresses the heck out of me as a good human being. 👊🏼❤️ Love ya John! Thank you!

Come back soon, we live near Zach and love his products.

You were 4 miles away from me! Been watching you for almost 10 years! I bought a house here and needed to fill with compost. This video came up when looking them up!

John been watching for years I’ve lost track. Went by a local nursery and lol he knew who I was talking about when I was purchasing some items you have recommended over time. I’m in south Florida. He’s in the process of getting that boogie brew

John, this was one of your best videos ever.

33:28 Interview with Zach Brooks 34:16 Why start a worm farm in Arizona? 36:02 Why do you divert garbage from the landfill? 38:46 What is the best way to keep worms at home? 40:24 What makes your compost better than big box bagged compost? 42:02 What makes your worm castings better than others? 45:56 Why are your worms better than other worm farms? 47:28 Is it true there is such a thing as heat-tolerant worms? 48:40 How do you help your worms stay cool in Arizona? 52:48 How can you lead a zero-waste lifestyle? 54:32 Why don't you ship your worms and castings? 56:14 How do you share your information so people can start their own worm farm? 57:50 Any final words of wisdom you would like to share?

@PilgoreJ

3 жыл бұрын

Hugleculture here in the Desert 👽

@koltoncrane3099

3 жыл бұрын

Ya do another video about how he grows big worms and soldier flies. Thatd be great. It’d be good to if you showed his email. He said people could email him for information.

@Growingdopamine818

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGx7yM16oJybp8Y.html Is this the video of the farm in cali who asked u to take the video down? Thats not cool and I love transparency so if you could let me know that would be great. I'm looking for a local cali worm farm and would like to know which to avoid if any or which is best. And u mentioned it so I thought I'd ask

@ftoftheX

3 жыл бұрын

12:35 Soldier flies!

@gailandjosephjames8077

3 жыл бұрын

@@Growingdopamine818 , he actually said the worm farm that had him remove the video was in Nevada. The best place in Cali that I know John recommended was Organic Solutions or OGS. I live in the Phoenix area and before I learned about AWF, I was ordering from OGS. They too have amazing worm castings!

15:48 I love how you try to talk after you turn the machine on.

New Worms on The Block. Send it mate! Growers Love BU

By the grace of God I’ve got a lot of worms in my garden...started working the soil about six years ago...now there’s a robin that notices when I’m weeding/ digging and it comes down and chirps to me and I throw it worms☺️

@nancyfahey7518

3 жыл бұрын

That's cool.

@markg454

3 жыл бұрын

Smart bird, for sure.

@guachingman

2 жыл бұрын

If a robin chose you means good fortune, bad fortune for the worms though

hi GrowingYourGreens, hi everyone " trying to start my own greenhouse, your helping me " , :)

I have a 55 gallon black plastic barrel with holes drilled all over it. I constantly add kitchen scraps and garden waste to it. It's loaded with worms that migrated there on their own somehow. My yard is concrete, about 15×15 ft. So everything is in raised beds. Every spring I sift the compost through a stucco mesh frame and rescue as many worms as possible, and add them back into the barrel with a new batch of garden waste from the previous year. I use the sifted compost to top off my raised beds every spring with some organic fertilizer in granular/powder form. This year I have some HUGE tomatoes that are great for sliced tomato sandwiches with mayo, salt and pepper. Look forward to that every summer.

@markg454

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you, mate.

@Original-Phantom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Inspiring comment i can wait for my garden

We love the Arizona Work Farm, than you for representing them! They are amazing😄. We are in Gilbert, AZ and I've told so many people about them. And you John😄

Just found a local worm dealer near me.. had the best results since store bought castings etc

John , you have the best heart.

John is back visiting people love it.

@benscottbongiben

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to start my own worm farm. I have a lot of skill already with worms, composting and even black soldier fly. Even feed the chickens with those inputs.

I needed this. I’ve got small worm beds all over my yard but need to gather everyone up and head to the greenhouse. I love worms and don’t want to miss out on the castings. Plus I give my boxturtles a slippery snack once in awhile👍🏻

Great video, Zack was great, would love to hear more from You & Zack about growing my own worms and best way to add to my garden. Thanks

I was just at the AZ worm farm on Friday to get worms for my garden.

I'll be visiting soon!!! Thanks for sharing this valuable information

Great video. I love the information and the reasons why the business exists. Thank you!

Zach, hope I’m spelling that correctly, is an awesome example and inspiration!

I planted green beans in bigger containers. I’m in Tucson so I hope mine survive. Oh well if they don’t. I’ll try again in the fall. It’s a learning journey. Thanks for your honesty. Now I’ll know why If they die and hopefully not waste time next year.

Helpful, thanks!

Awesome place right next to Shamus O'learys. My yard is currently full of beneficial fungus decaying woodchips from here. It wasn't cheap, but made a huge improvement to the ecosystem around my house. And always expect a little plastic in your woodchips... it's inevitable that some trash will make its way into several yards of aged chips.

i love how you reference Elaine Engham...she has done so much for sustainable food web....she should win the nobel peace prize.

This is good i"m live down in yuma az and been raising red worms sence 1999 and i put a put a bin at a local demonstration garden we teach local schools and can grow and raise in the desert southwest

@markg454

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you educating the youngsters.

Awesome video John. Zak I love what you’re doing. I live in the chemical waste land there turning it into a desert. Killing trees and grass and everything in sight with their chemical farm spray. My place was a forest of trees now it’s 12 acres of nothing. I plan a garden each year and eat as much as I can before the spray comes. And that time of year right now. That’s what my channels dedicated to stop on by. Got my first batch of Worms this week.

Yes! Would love to learn more about how he raises and uses the black soldier flies in conjunction with his worms and compost. Would also like to know how he helps others start a similar business model.

Love this!

Wow..I watched this whole video.. usually I can't watch something all the way through but this was interesting

God bless you for all of your dedication and that worm 🐛 farm too.

Super cool worm drool.

So interesting! I’d love to set up a farm like that 😍 But when using horse manure you have to make sure that the horses haven’t been dewormed shortly before ad those chemicals end up in the casting.

@kkidphoolish

Жыл бұрын

Are married I’ll love to make this dream come true with you.

@48:52 🤣 “lose their little worm lives” Johns so funny

Valuable information John my worms were accidently poured into the garden 😀 and it's fine, I thought they would eat all the plants in the garden bed 😆

The best worm castings come from Vermistera also know as JL JL organics, they are in California, they are dried and sifted for 10 years for weight for shipping, the things he feeds them, and the worm tea he makes from them are the purest and have the longest shelve life of any worm tea or shipping than any other worm farm in the nation... they are great, been using them in our blueberries and it makes a world or difference!!!

@Growingdopamine818

3 жыл бұрын

@Luciano Drama Tha Cultivator Mayorga there in cali? U got a link or something . Or do they have a channel?

Do you know exactly what the horses are eating? I have concerns of glyphosates used in the grass feeds. They tend to have a half-life for years. In addition, horses are oftentimes dewormed and can kill an entire worm farm.

@nonewcontent1883

3 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@bradleyboe4911

2 жыл бұрын

If you find a pile of horse manure full of red wigglers, that is gold. Stay calm and tell them you will dispose of it. Otherwise do a small test. Sample box of manure with a few worms. The dewormer is easy to get rid of. Tordon last for 30 years.

Hello John....love you man! There's a Frenchman in Tennessee who claims to have the largest worm casting farm in the world. Have you called the owner of Native Soil Company? They have differintiation

Gunny sack / burlap probably gonna be the best instead of plastic like you mentioned the texas warm farm does 👌

I’d love to know more about starting a work farm in my area of Florida!!

You're so awesome 🙏🏻❤

@robertevans8024

3 жыл бұрын

I know. 😂

@styx62ga95

2 жыл бұрын

So are you 🌹✌️

This guy is very knowledgeable.

I'm gonna be that crazy guy on the block. Chatsworth Durban South Africa

Thanks for the awesome content! No doubt quality worm castings produce the best plants. Ive been adding kelp, neem meal and malted barley to feed the worms with amazing results. Any suggestions for keeping carpenter and fire ants out of the worms and beds? They are aggressive out here in the Cali desert. Diatomaceous earth works well until it gets wet.

We have a really nice bulk much center, here. Having a worm growth location in my garden would be awesome.

I love this man

Love it I am interested in it.i live in Kingman. I will have to make a trip.

This is good stuff

I will def. seek him out when I move into that area I'd rather buy from someone like that than home depot or any big box store.

John, great video lots of good info thanks. I have a question for you. I have a mining claim that has some substantial drifts and stoped out areas. this one area is FULL of bat guano. in some places 2’-3’ deep. It is very fresh at the top of the heaps and I am sure the deeper (older) guano is probably just as stout and stinky. How can I use some of this guano for my home garden and or compost? Thanks R.

Man, I need a worm farm for my fishing addiction! But it can benefit the garden too ;)

@RaymondPeter

2 жыл бұрын

One of my worm bins is set up with European Night Crawlers (sold locally as "big reds") and Red Wigglers (sold locally as "Trout Worms") specifically to give worms to my neighbor for fishing. In exchange I get free cleaned and ready to fry fish.

@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaymondPeter this is awesome!

@tinawindham6958

2 жыл бұрын

Do they give u fish heads for your garden?

@RaymondPeter

2 жыл бұрын

@@tinawindham6958 no, they do all their cleaning at the lake and just bring me fresh fillets.

@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaymondPeter I don’t clean my fish until I get home so that I can put the parts of the fish I don’t eat back into their garden

They make great frass too !

Thanks for highlighting good cotton. That it really destroys the soils. And burn it. But this is what organic is about and teaches people how to repair damaged soil. Do they spray chemical on the crops.

I heard that worms have a gizzard like birds and need particles like that rock dust to grind up their food...🤔 I saw some worm growers sometimes give their worms corn meal, like grits.

@leifkemp

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I was taught (corn meal)...

Can you use spent mushroom substrate to add a fungal notes to your compost?

I bought "compost" from the most popular brand at the big box store and it was loaded with tree seeds. Maple or Elm. It was a "Miracle" when the things finally stopped sprouting.

@NoNORADon911

3 жыл бұрын

So start a tree business as a side hustle lol. lemons to lemonade

Fascinating video. One question...is that pile of rock dust the same as using something like Azomite?

Can you please tell me how he keeps spider mites out of the worm castings

Absolutely unrelated: have you made a video about ollas for watering plants? That type of watering can save up 90% of water, I am very interest in it, I live in Vegas as well.

@aumatt8021

2 жыл бұрын

He has ... I'm not sure how you would find the video but he had featured the people make them in a vid

Love all your Videos. You have a very Strong voice compared to the Gentleman you are interviewing. So please be mindful of your Audio levels, Your Voice is twice as loud, this makes hearing you both without constantly adjusting the Volume Impossible. . Thanks

I have sometimes mites running around the wormcastle.. I wait with feeding till everything is prettymuch eaten and turned over into castings. I would love to know what I can do or use (cedaroil?) to get the mites to leave.🙂

@lachlanmackay6586

3 жыл бұрын

they help to break it all down :)

I take that statement about fisherman rather personally, because I've been a commercial fisherman for 30 yrs. Now yes I've seen some stupid things done out there as far as pollution goes, but more in the beginning of my career. 33 yrs ago to be exact. Times have changed. Fisherman have changed. We believe in the future and restoration of the different fishing industries. More and more boats have been making sure to bring there plastics back to shores. At least here in the United States and Canada. Like I said fisherman have been getting a bad rap for far to long. Watch these other countries that still kill whales, and cruise ships that pump there bilges into the oceans and throw waste in the water. Pleasure boats are the worst! And what about big business that dumps there toxic waste. Now there maybe fisherman out there that don't care about the environment, but this one does and there's more fisherman like myself than the latter

@guachingman

2 жыл бұрын

whataboutism is not deadly but its quite bad, he said what he said, we all eat fish, it is what it is. Wars polute the most, many things suck, and industrial fishing is one of them.

@tinawindham6958

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. I hate litter, esp in the ocean where our marine life suffers. We all need to love our earth❤️

@littlenugs9942

2 жыл бұрын

@@tinawindham6958 100 percent on board with saving mother Earth! Why we are still using fossil fuels? The Goverment and big business thats why! We as humans ought to let the little guy give running things a chance. Politicians, with their deep pockets, just continue to lie, cheat, and steal from everyone in the world no matter what country you live in. They are all the same breed of people "GREEDY!" One last thing before I end this rant - Science is where it is at. For example I am almost positive they have cures out there for cancer. However, big pharma holds the key to that, by lining who's ever campaigns pockets that are going to back them. The goverment and big business has let me down all my life. I can only hope and pray for change soon, so that my son may be able to have children and a life equal to the next guys.

John, please make us some of those shirts. You’re busy but you love being busy. It could be fun;)

@growingyourgreens

3 жыл бұрын

Limited sizes are still available of GYG shirts, which are made by my former video editor (not me) at www.compassion-tees.com/ Proceeds support her 100% Woman Owned Minority Small Business.

@kathilinton7915

3 жыл бұрын

@@growingyourgreens Nice! Thank you!

@tinawindham6958

2 жыл бұрын

First day I wore mine a young man hollered “love your shirt” here in Al. ❤️John.

John where did that horse Manure come from again? Another great video. 🙏

@NoNORADon911

3 жыл бұрын

DC

Using food waste vs landfills isn't a environmental problem until the worm farmer needs to have food & bedding made for them (does that make sense?)... food waste is returned to the earth in a landfill. Soooo over near me in NY our landfill collects the methane gas from the anaerobic break down of waste. The gas is used in electrical generators (huge ones) to supply power to cannabis grow houses and they sell the rest to the grid. The water cooling jackets around the generators is used to heat 8 acres of solar greenhouses for the "medical" weed. This landfill system is pretty common in the north-east, it makes landfilling organic waste much more environmentally safe and monetarily smort.

Ask the horse people for feed bags they can be used at least 2 times.

S.O.S!!.. I have the desire to create my own wormcasting farm..in a small scale..the more of these videos I watch ..im just amazed at the level of work that successful casting farmers do to create there black magic... Its kind of intimidating project / life long commitment to make in my opinion... So that is what has been stopping me... I'm not a person who quits a project once I start Here is a question.. Some one like me who is interested in getting into the casting business...would worm farmers be willing to talk and share there knowledge with the new guy?. .or is it all about proprietary blends and its top secret... That is to say ...if I pull up the drive way at a worm farm will I receive a hand shake or 12ga. and rocksalt...hahahaha.. Could you maybe talk a bit about the worm farmers culter...what to expect for the new guys..are we welcome or hated Thank you Bobcat93

Thanks for sharing this with us Colorado Silverback777 Stay Healthy.

@5:20 ... does Zach make sure the plastic isnt leaching or hasnt leached any poisons into the fruit as it sat / continues to sit in 100+ degree Arizona weather? wow dude you are layin it on for your boy

Awsome

You should do an episode about Arbico organics in Tucson

I'll have to go there i'am in Gilbert.

Contact Zach about shipping castings all over the USA. He is happy to send castings.

Cool

Hi,i'm actually interested to know more about this kind of worm,wat are kind of species r they,how can i get some of them,tq?

should I be adding compost worms to my 1/2 55 gallon cannabis drum

If you don’t want plastic bags then you’d have to buy burlap bags. It’s the only one I know that’s strong enough for feed or compost. The other thing is maybe use plastic one ton bags. It’s plastic but those massive bags you can use for a long time. They could just sell em in that and sit it in a pickup and then have them return the bag.

How do you deal with white grubs and sciarid gnats in the worm castings?

The spice must flow.

What is the outside temperature?

“Unless you’re in Florida, you’re more screwed than we are”😂

Do you use animal waste in your compost? Being plant based I am skeptical of having chicken or cow manure in it. Your thoughts, John?

@Sunnyemii

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a vegetarian and have had amazing luck with manure that’s clean. if you think about it there are amazing farms that use free range animals on their plots of farmland and their waste naturally fertilizes the land

Stop hollering at me!!!

Hehe yes sustainability in fish farming is what should be aimed for world wide

Love them and shamus olearys next door

Sorry John, but this thumbs up goes to the man who said he wants to eat locally.👍👍 😍 Much better for the environment. Smaller carbon footprint. You ALWAYS get my thumbs up. 😍😜👍👍

He'll ship the worms, that's it from what I just read on his site.

dang i live 20 minutes from this place

Can u damage the soil and worms threw using tillers

@samanthamariah7625

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the worms and many smaller organisms too! And also important mycelium gets ripped apart and it has to work to repair itself

@michaelcraven575

3 жыл бұрын

@@samanthamariah7625 so to work in my compost in n manure how should I do so with out a tiller

Hemp makes a plastic that is better to use ???

Would worm casting tea be safe to use indoors on cannabis without introducing any bad outside bacteria?

@NoNORADon911

3 жыл бұрын

Probably fine if using soiless media or NOT hydroponics but I'm just sort of guessing.

@7munkee

3 жыл бұрын

@@NoNORADon911 Yes, I'm using FoxFarms.

@NoNORADon911

3 жыл бұрын

@@7munkee They make good stuff ;)

Hemp burlap?