June 19, 2011

African Nightcrawler Earthworm Supplier

I posted this advertisement on sulit July 2010.

African Nightcrawler earthworms for sale at Php300/one-fourth kilogram or Php1,000/kilogram (pick-up price)

Pick-up price at Php300 per one-fourth kilogram; Php 1,000/kg.

Minimum Order:  250grams;

Location:  Concepcion Dos, Marikina City

Please email biolant@gmail.com

Website: African Nightcrawler Earthworm Supplier


Since then, I have sold an average of two kilograms of worms per month. I also declined two bulk orders (more than 14 kilos per order) within the period. The vermi-compost produced were incorporated in the garden and plant containers.

My customers were mostly highly educated professionals concerned with the environment. These guys bought worms just to do their part in reducing garbage.

It seems that there is really a demand considering that I haven't been really serious in marketing earthworms. Most buyers of earthworms are farmers and avid urban gardeners. LGU's and government agencies buy in bulk for dispersal to marginal farmers. Schools and urban communities are largely an untapped market based on anecdotal evidence from farmer-businessmen raising earthworms for sale.

I am thinking of a couple of business models to expand production and lower selling price. The models that I am studying include organic herb production in an urban setting. I hope to start by the last quarter of this year.

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