56. Start your own wormery

This is a project recommended by Oakley member DAVID DERBYSHIRE and is probably best suited to those living in family homes with gardens.

• Why bother with worms? Well……………….

• British homes throw away an astonishing 10 million tons of food each year. It ends up in landfill sites where it breaks down to release methane - one of the most potent greenhouse gases.

• You can cut down on the amount of food waste going to the tip with a wormery. Worms eat kitchen waste including tea bags, bread, vegetable peelings and paper and convert it into rich compost for the garden.

• You can buy worm composting bins - or even make your own. They can go inside your house or in the garden.

• A worm will recycle half its own body weight of waste each day. RED WORMS (right) and tiger worms are best.

Oakley Contact: David Derbyshire will be pleased to give you more information about costs, suppliers and discuss with you some of the questions to consider before you commit your family to a wormy way of life!

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