Worms
Price: Earthworms in Australia ~ by Murphy, David This is a ground breaking book, the importance of which cannot be over estimated. For a long time it has been known that earthworms are vital for good soil, but this book shows how they, can be used to revolutionize the way we live. They can regenerate land, recycle organic waste, abolish the need for landfill, produce the highest grade fertiliser in the world, clean contaminated soils, and operate in your own backyard in compost. This is the only comprehensive book on the subject in Australia and is fully endorsed by an array of some of the most respected agricultural scientists in Australia. It shows you what worms do what, where to find them, how to breed them in worm farms, and dispells, much of the misinformation that exists about them. Worms can convert your household compost heap into a Clean Machine which never needs to be turned, never fills up and provides a constant supply of nutrient rich vermicast for your garden. Worms can turn human and animal wastes into hygienic and odourless castings which can be used to improve the soil. Worms can process all the organic waste which is sent to landfill tips, saving municipal councils millions of dollars a year. Worms can regenerate our land, reducing farmers' overheads by minimising the need for manufactured fertilisers and deep ploughing. Worms can replace chemically driven sewage works. Worms can decontaminate soils polluted with heavy metals. Using the very latest information from the world's top agricultural research centres (including Australia's own CSIRO), Earthworms in Australia provides a comprehensive and easily understood guide for gardeners, farmers, conservationists and aspiring worm farmers. David MurphyAuthor Profile A tanner by trade, David first became interested in the earthworm for its potential in the disposal of waste produced in his business. Six years on, he has amassed a practical knowledge of worms and their uses second to none in Australia. Now a worm farmer, who has advised on the setting up of a great many worm farms, David lectures regularly to TAFE courses and has addressed organisations as diverse as the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and the Institute of Engineers. Pilot schemes using worms to tackle household garbage are proving so successful that David Murphy hopes to be able to eradicate the need for landfill in Australia.
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This is a ground breaking book, the importance of which cannot be over estimated. For a long time it has been known that earthworms are vital for good soil, but this book shows how they, can be used to revolutionize the way we live. They can regenerate land, recycle organic waste, abolish the need for landfill, produce the highest grade fertiliser in the world, clean contaminated soils, and operate in your own backyard in compost.
This is the only comprehensive book on the subject in Australia and is fully endorsed by an array of some of the most respected agricultural scientists in Australia. It shows you what worms do what, where to find them, how to breed them in worm farms, and dispells, much of the misinformation that exists about them.
Using the very latest information from the world's top agricultural research centres (including Australia's own CSIRO), Earthworms in Australia provides a comprehensive and easily understood guide for gardeners, farmers, conservationists and aspiring worm farmers.
David MurphyAuthor Profile
A tanner by trade, David first became interested in the earthworm for its potential in the disposal of waste produced in his business. Six years on, he has amassed a practical knowledge of worms and their uses second to none in Australia. Now a worm farmer, who has advised on the setting up of a great many worm farms, David lectures regularly to TAFE courses and has addressed organisations as diverse as the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and the Institute of Engineers. Pilot schemes using worms to tackle household garbage are proving so successful that David Murphy hopes to be able to eradicate the need for landfill in Australia.
