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Nicholas Sarwark

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Self determination advocate. Keeping Phoenix families on the road with Consolidated Auto Sales, educating civic leaders with the Libertarian Policy Foundation, and providing affordable self-defense with the Altor pistol. https://nsarwark.substack.com/

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They Pay Me In Woims!

They Pay Me In Woims!Sep 27, 2026

Mid- to Large-Scale Vermicomposting with Rhonda Sherman

Learn how to take your operation to the next level after you master small-scale worm bins

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They Pay Me In Woims!Sep 18, 2026

Denver Urban Gardens Worm Bin Event - 10.17.2026 @ 10:00AM-12:00PM

For people who will be in or around Denver in mid-October, Denver Urban Gardens is holding a free event: Wiggly Worms: Make & Take Worm Bin, where participants will learn about how worms process food waste into compost and learn how to care for a worm bin that they can bring home. With everything going on in the world, reusing food waste and getting worms to convert it into fertilizer that doesn't need to be shipped from overseas is a great family activity and a great way to teach kids about car...

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 22, 2026

Should you put worms in your plant pots? It depends.

What would happen if you introduced live worms into the soil of growing plants? Researchers in India found out in two agricultural plant species.

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 14, 2026

Don't Drown Your Worms to Harvest Them!

Too much water causes worms to migrate, but if they get stuck in the water without oxygen, they will die.

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 13, 2026

Mass Earthworm Culture

With worms processing waste into valuable fertilizer as well as animal biomass, why aren't we producing more?

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 13, 2026

Everything you always wanted to know about ragworm

On the other side of the pond, they use ragworm for saltwater angling. Commercial farming became a vehicle for fraud.

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 13, 2026

The role of earthworm-derived vermiproducts in sustainable agriculture

Sustainability is the thing that brings a lot of people to vermiculture and worm husbandry and other forms of composting. Rather than putting your junk mail and food scraps in the landfill, let some worms process that waste into balanced fertilizer for your kitchen herb garden. That kind of regenerative practice can be a part of larger scale sustainable agriculture, something covered in “A comprehensive review of earthworm-derived vermiproducts and their role in sustainable agriculture” by Nadan...

Sarwark Family History

Sarwark Family HistoryAug 12, 2026

What does Szarwark mean?

The Szarwark family name derives from the Polish word “szarwark,” a loan word from Germans that refers to a type of community service work.

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 11, 2026

Central Coast Worm Farm

A California success story in the vermicomposting industry, Central Coast Worm Farm is expanding

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 11, 2026

Vermicompost: What is it?

Worm poop doesn't sound as scientific as “vermicompost,” but that's what it is.

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They Pay Me In Woims!Aug 9, 2026

Front Range Vermicompost

We are providing a limited supply of organic vermicompost to Denver-metro area gardeners and farmers, only $4/16oz