Niche Biz: The Worm Inn
Robyn Crispe’s company, Nomad Needles, makes the Worm Inn, a composting system for people who live in urban areas.
Crispe was concerned about her own volume of food waste, which she couldn’t compost outdoors at her condo.
After searching online for indoor composting ideas, she came across vermicomposting, also known as worm composting.
The Worm Inn is designed to be suspended by a shelving unit or other sturdy cross-bar, or on a laundry hamper stand, as shown.
It’s important that the system be kept in a cool dark place as this is the best environment for the worms.
After designating a place for the Worm Inn, such as a basement, utility closet or storage area, the bag is ready to be filled.
Crispe claims that with proper waste deposit, there is no odor with her system. Food waste is a huge landfill contributor and doesn’t need to be.
Photo by Nomad Needles.
Jaclyn on January 18th, 2009 10:52 am
I’m glad she clarified wether or not there was an odor to this system. that was the first thing i thought of. but just the same…that seem’s a little nasty and creepy knowing that your gonna have a basket full of worm’s sitting around your house.
cassy on January 21st, 2009 3:59 pm
great and a very interesting invention for food waste,thank you for posting this,it is really cool idea!
Robyn on January 27th, 2009 9:17 pm
Hello!
It is fun for me to see The Worm Inn make it’s way around the blogosphere. Jaclyn, when I first read about vermicomposting I said “ick” and moved on. Then I became curious about this indoor composting idea. The more I read and learned about it the more intrigued I became. I just decided to give it a try since I really wanted to figure out a way to make good use of my food scraps. I figured if it didn’t work I’d just not do it anymore. I was so pleased when I realized that I could compost in my condo (650 sq ft) and there was no odor. After awhile I almost forgot I had a compost system going! It’s been almost a year and all of my food scraps have been taken care of by my trusty Red Wigglers.
Thanks Dane for featuring the Worm Inn on your blog – I really appreciate it!
Robyn, owner of Nomad Needles and maker of The Worm Inn.
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