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    Mary Appelhof invented vermiculture in the 1970s. In 1982, Dr. Otto Graff introduced the African nightcrawler worm to the Philippines. Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero then introduced vermiculture to the Philippines. Vermiculture involves culturing earthworms, while vermicomposting refers to the aerobic process by which earthworms like the African nightcrawler produce organic compost by decomposing animal and plant waste. The final product of vermicomposting is nutrient-rich vermicast that can be used as organic fertilizer.

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    Mary Appelhof invented vermiculture in the 1970s. In 1982, Dr. Otto Graff introduced the African nightcrawler worm to the Philippines. Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero then introduced vermiculture to the Philippines. Vermiculture involves culturing earthworms, while vermicomposting refers to the aerobic process by which earthworms like the African nightcrawler produce organic compost by decomposing animal and plant waste. The final product of vermicomposting is nutrient-rich vermicast that can be used as organic fertilizer.

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    Vermiculture & Vermicomposting

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    Mary Appelhof invented vermiculture in the 1970s. In 1982, Dr. Otto Graff introduced the African nightcrawler worm to the Philippines. Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero then introduced vermiculture to the Philippines. Vermiculture involves culturing earthworms, while vermicomposting refers to the aerobic process by which earthworms like the African nightcrawler produce organic compost by decomposing animal and plant waste. The final product of vermicomposting is nutrient-rich vermicast that can be used as organic fertilizer.

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    VERMICULTURE

    &
    VERMICOMPOSTING
    Michigan biology teacher Mary Appelhof –
    invented vermiculture in1970’s.

    • In 1982 Dr. Otto Graff introduced African Nightcrawler in the


    Philippines
    • African night crawler – from West Africa
    • Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero – Introduced vermiculture in the
    philippines.

    VERMICOMPOSTING IN THE PHILIPPINES / http://kalikasan-philippines.org/index.


    • Vermi - Latin for “worm”
    • Vermiculture - culture of earthworms.
    • Vermicomposting - refers to the aerobic process
    that aids earthworms to produce organic compost
    through animal and plant waste decomposition.
    • African night crawlers (anc), (Eudrilus
    Eugeniae) responsible for composting. "Red Worm"
    (Eisenia fetida) and the "Indian Blues" (Perionyx excavatus)
    VERMICOMPOSTING IN THE PHILIPPINES / http://kalikasan-philippines.org/index
    • Vermicast - final product (worm excreta) organic
    fertilizer
    • Substrate - fed to the worms.

    • Shredder - used for shredding. converting of macro agriculture


    waste and food waste into small easily decomposable form.

    VERMICOMPOSTING IN THE PHILIPPINES / http://kalikasan-philippines.org/index


    SHREDDER MACHINE
    VERMICAST AFRICAN NIGHT CRAWLER
    HAVE A WORMY DAY!
    • 1. Area
    • 2. Vermi-House
    • 3. Collect substrate
    • 4. Put the anc.
    • 5. Maintenance
    • 6. Harvest time
    • 7. Why vermicomposting is important?

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