This amazing guide brings together what we have learnt, observed and experienced over the last 12 years of managing several worm farms to get amazing worm castings for our farm and vegetable gardens.
In this guide, with 70 pages, you will learn how to turn food scraps and farm waste into rich compost and fertiliser to regenerate soil and bring back life force to the below ground livestock - the microbes. This turns on nutrient cycling, grows resilient and healthy plants and increases the water holding capacity of soil - a necessity with droughts and flooding that go hand in hand nowadays.
Healthy soil is the backbone of health - be it environmental, animal, plant or human health. It's our foundation and the solution to a lot of our problems.
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Vermicast is the best natural fertiliser. Worm poop is the "Elixir of Life" and we witness the magic that it does every day on our farm. Through our gardening workshops we have talked to a lot of gardeners and have discovered that there is a huge need to learn the right techniques to keep worms happy and healthy. There is a lot of misinformation (gosh, I hate this word) out there about worm farming in books as well as the internet that's why we have sat down to write down our way of worm farming so you can maintain a worm farm successfully.
We have searched and read through dozens of research papers and have also read various worm books to find out what they are missing in order to bring together the most valid information that you will need to start and maintain a worm farm - be it at home or farming the land. We have everything covered from small scale to large scale worm farming. A variety of set ups inspires the DIY kiwi spirit and there is no need to spend hundreds of dollars on a worm farm. We believe that worms not only reduce waste going to landfill, but that they can transform poor soils and improve nutrient cycling as well as plant immunity and growth. We have seen it again and again over the last 12 years working with worms.
This guide is available as a printed (professionally printed) book or an ebook. You will get a pdf upon order confirmation via email. Please check for an email with the subject line: [KoruKai Herb Farm] Files available for your order
We have experience with small scale urban worm farms on a 500 m2 section in the city as well as larger scale on a rural farm.
Vermicast brings back vitality, regenerates the soil, inoculated your gardens and farms with microbiology so your plants can thrive. With high quality vermicast we grow plants that are nutrient dense and resistant to pest and diseases.
ABOVE: A layer of vermicast is added to the no-dig garden before planting.
This eguide is for beginners as well as advanced gardeners, lifestyle block owners and farmers interested in organics and wanting to regenerate soil.
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Here a little video of one of our worm farms.
Author: Cornelia Holten
Cornelia is passionate about compost and whips up a heap every 2-4 weeks to guarantee a continuous supply for KoruKai Herb Farm. She particularly loves to manage the worm farms as they create the most amazing compost. She is an herbalist and slow food educator with a passion for simple living, DIY, herbs and self-sufficiency. A certificate in Organic Horticulture, soil consultant in training at Dr Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web School, Certified Soil Food Web Lab Technician, an Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine and living on a farm in Pigeon Bay equip her with a lot of knowledge and experience with growing food, regenerating soil and living a healthy life.
She is teaching workshops on sustainable food systems, compost making, whole foods, fermentation and biological/organic gardening. A thirst for knowledge and a passion for new scientific studies keep her well informed on those topics.
You've nailed the book, very professional and extremely helpful. The photos compliment the text perfectly, something for you and your family to be proud of.
Melissa Mathewson Mar 19, 2024
Fantastic resource
This is a very well researched and practical guide for worm farming. It is easy to understand and the pictures help to visualize it. I have now built 2 worm farms with very little expense and the worms I got from KoruKai are doing a great job.
Steveon Sep 12, 2023
Fabulous resource
Thank you so much for all your work and research into the worm farming guide! My wife bought it for me and I devoured it last night in one sitting. The concept of thinking of the worm bedding and worm food as separate was new to me and it makes so much sense and has got me really excited. Also seeing the possibilities on how to easily and cheaply expand and contract worm farm operations—I've been day dreaming today of setting up windrows over beds that get less sun in the winter.
Leesa Bon Jul 19, 2023
A wonderful guide
After visiting Korukai Herb Farm for an Autumn Grow Your Own Food workshop I was excited to be able to dive further into worm farming by buying Cornelia's Worm Farming Guide. I was not disappointed. There is a wealth of knowledge contained in this guide - thoroughly researched and personally tested. There are many helpful photos included to help with turning your reading into the confidence to 'do'. I now have 3 worm farms on the go and can't wait to apply their generous gifts of vermicast to my garden.
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This guide covers all the basics that you need to know to create probiotic, healthy milk kefir using milk kefir grains. We have well over 10 years of experience and know how to get milk kefir grains to thrive so you can also have them for a lifetime.
One of the most powerful things you can do for your health, well-being and longevity is fasting. During fasting you are giving your digestive system a rest and allowing your body to literally take the rubbish out.
In this eguide you will find helpful advise in regard to juice fasting. It will cover the benefits of fasting, the transition period, juice fasting guidelines, recipes and a shopping list to prepare you and guide you on your journey. Please see more details below.
Learn how to turn dairy milk into healthy and delicious natural yoghurt without any additives.
With recipes turning yoghurt into a variety of soft cheeses and dips and using it for baking to enhance nutrient availability and flavour.
This eGuide contains 40 pages of detailed instructions and links to demonstration videos on how to make thermophilic and mesophilic yoghurt on a perpetual basis as well as recipes to turn your yoghurt into special dishes - from yoghurt icing for a cake to yoghurt cheese balls and labneh (please find the table of contents below).
This is an ebook and will be available as a pdf to download once your order is placed.
Newly updated guide with more recipes and tips. A fresh FAQ section has also been added.
This guide covers all the basics that you need to know to create probiotic, healthy, fizzy water kefir sodas. It includes instructions how to make the frist and the second ferment and includes recipes and flavour combinations.
You will get the guide as downloadable pdf so make sure you enter the correct email address when placing your order. Please look for an email with the subject line: [KoruKai Herb Farm] Files available for your order
Lacto-Fermentation - Making Sauerkraut, Kimchi and delicious Pickles loaded with Probiotics for Gut Health
We have been fermenting vegetables ever since we started a vegetable garden well over 10 years ago and we love the support that they give to our gut microbes to keep us healthy. At some stage throughout the seasons, you may also find yourself with too much cabbages, carrots and beetroots and would like to turn them into healthy, vibrant and delicious ferments. This is a newly updated version containing 7 more recipes as well as pickling - the traditional way.
This eGuide contains 45 pages of detailed instructions and recipes (please find the table of contents below).
This is an ebook and will be available as a pdf to download once your order is placed.
This is for a gluten starter like our rye sourdough starter!
This thorough eGuide with 47 pages covers all the basics that you need to know to create great artisan sourdough bread. Please see the table of contents below. This is NOT the same eGuide that comes with the sourdough starter!
It includes instructions how to look after a rye sourdough starter, but not how to make one from scratch. It includes recipes to get you started on this amazing journey. For an example recipe please see this blog post: Bavarian Sourdough Oven Buns
You will get the guide as downloadable pdf so make sure you enter the correct email address when placing your order.
This is for a gluten-free sourdough starter like our KoruKai gluten-free sourdough starter!
This thorough eGuide with 38 pages covers all the basics that you need to know to create great artisan gluten-free sourdough bread at home. Please see the table of contents below. This is NOT the same eGuide that comes with the gluten-free sourdough starter it contains much more!
It includes instructions how to look after a gluten-free sourdough starter, but not how to make one from scratch. It includes recipes to get you started on this amazing journey.
You will get the guide as downloadable pdf so make sure you enter the correct email address when placing your order.
Last update of the file: 13th September 2023
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