You can turn kitchen waste into rich manure

A food bin container full of veg and fruit domestic waste. [iStockphoto]

Are you aware that the awful-smelling kitchen trash can be turned into cheap compost for your crops? Vermicomposting or worm composting, converts kitchen waste and other organic waste into nutrient-rich compost that can be used for crop production.

The earthworms feed on the organic materials and passes it through their digestive system and produces castings which are simply earthworm excretion. The excretion is what is called the vermicompost. When applied to soil, the compost can improve nutritive properties of the soil. The compost can help break down soil and organic matter making the nutrients readily available for plants.