Worms Find New Homes in Waialua
When Waialua farmer Michelle Midro found her empty worm bin among the detritus washed away in February’s devastating floods from the Kona Low, she reached out to the Worm Ohana. Could we possibly make a donation? Our worm colonies mean a lot to us – we get it. Among the many losses suffered in the flooding, this one could be restored. As it turned out, seven farm families in Waialua lost their worms.
Word went out and the worms started rolling in. Some vermicomposters came with a handful, some came with a box full. A huge bin was set up to compile the donations. It was one big happy family reunion for these wormies, and they enjoyed plenty of nutritious food and a cool daily watering compliments of Magoon Wormery. What a joy to care for this growing population!
It took a few months to get in everyone’s contributions, but in the end we had collected TWENTY POUNDS of worms from over 30 donors. MAHALO to everyone who shared their worms!
Worms were harvested, weighed, and packed up in transport tubs. Arrangements were made for a hand-off at the Hawaii State Farm Fair July 11 & 12, where the College of Tropical Ag and Human Resilience, including Magoon Wormery, staffed educational and sales tables under a big CTAHR tent.
Michelle met us, picked up the worms and organized the distribution to the other farm families. Happy ending!
We all wish a full recovery to the Waialua community. So, so glad our Oahu Worm Ohana could help.
