Out of thousands of terrestrial worm species today, the two that do the work in our composting bins are Eisenia fetida and Perionyx excavatus. These worms live in dense colonies and process decaying organic matter of all kinds. In nature, both Eisenia and Perionyx feed on animal manure. We cultivate them in bins to eat our food waste, paper, and cardboard. They produce vermicast, a nutrient-rich and microbially-active soil amendment.
Experienced and knowledgeable worm growers on Oahu are found in Manoa, Kailua, Makakilo, and Ewa Beach. Contact the one most convenient to schedule your worm purchase/pick-up.
Sorry, Neighbor Islanders, the Dept of Ag prohibits transport of worms interisland, so none of the above worm vendors can ship worms to you. You will have to source them locally.
Magoon Wormery at the Magoon Research Facility at 2717 Woodlawn Drive, next to Noelani Elementary School, behind Manoa Marketplace. Driveway entrance directly across from Manoa Public Library. Contact Mindy Jaffe.
Ka’ohao School in Lanikai. Contact Laurie Hayashida. Oahu’s last remaining Zero Waste School has been successfully cultivating composting worms since 2012. Healthy and hardy.
Zac Johnson of Zac’s Rabbitry has been cultivating beautiful, robust worms under his rabbits for over 20 years! His worm business is ewablueworms.weebly.com.
Phil Doerr and wife Liyan run The Worm Collective out of their home in Ewa Beach. Visit them online at wormcollective.org.