How to make an easy as worm barrel farm for lawn clippings garden scraps

It really cant get more simple that this barrel farm.. I call it a dump & walk barrel as that is how I feed it.. A catcher or 2 or lawn clippings get dumped into the barrels & I walk away, its as easy as that.. The prunings & old plants from the veggie bed in the patch go in whole if they are small enough or get the once over with the lawnmower to chop them up a bit if they are to large..

A great type of farm to have under a fruit tree as any nutrients that leach out will feed the tree.. One like this will be added to a new bed we are making out the front soon..

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Have a great one All...
R?b..

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Black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens as aquaponic feed

Have converted the old barrel worm farm into a black soldier fly farm over the past month or so & found our first batch of harvested larvae yesterday morning.. Was a bit concerned when the fish didnt gobble them up straight away but really didnt need to worry.. Think they just needed to acquire a taste for them..
The farm isnt going quite as planned at the moment & will post a clip once some adjustments have been made....



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