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Take a ride to Alton, 6004 Rt. 14, for Dale's Worm Farm opening on April 1. Dale Collins has self-service at the roadside, or worms may be bought at the house or from worm beds. Visitors are welcome to come see the operation, bring children and ask questions. Call in advance for a tour. Dale says he doesn't know of any other worm farms in New York. The farm is on 1/10th of an acre near his family home. It currently has two 4x8 brick beds and one 8x8 bed is under construction. The site is shaded, fenced and netted to keep birds out. Mostly, he has built the business from sales to local fisherman. He has nightcrawlers, tiger worms and red worms. He also has some basic tackle out on a punch board (also self-serve). This type of business allows a specialized level of care for the worms and a specialized service for customers. Unlike a bait shop, Dale's worms are kept in a specially formulated habitat where they are eating, growing and breeding. They remain lively, bigger, and more attractive bait. Worms are cupped daily and kept at compatable temperatures for sale, not kept refrigerated until sold, as in bait shops. Dale is currently working on a web site that will include topics such as recycling, gardening, fishing, a picture zoo of worms, mail order, etc. He hopes to have it ready sometime this spring. Find out how fascinating worms really are. Dale says worms are, and will be, used in creating a new frontier. We can't throw things away or dump waste as we used to. Worms can recycle much of our household and industrial waste easily and simply and return a better product. Their "castings" you can use to grow flowers or more healthy veggies without chemicals that destroy the soil. Chemicals make food grow, but what is the nutritional value of this food we eat? Worms provide the perfect fertilizer for plants in the right mixture and amount. It is water soluble and carried to the plants through the tunnels the worms make. Worms renew the soil, and are themselves renewable resources. Other fertilizers are mined and will be depleted some day. The need for these creatures is and will be enormous for a long time, in rebuilding the planet, our soil and recycling our waste. Dale says he intends to make worms his lifetime business. You can write to him at Dale's Worm Farm for information on how to recycle cheaply and easily with worms. Copyright © 1998 |
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