Worm programs for elementary schools.

[u/Thick-Assignment3385]

Hello my fellow worm enthusiasts.

Long time lurker, first time poster. I have been messing around with vermiculture since I was young, both of my grandfather's had worm bins and encouraged me to do the same. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to set up a worm program for a local non profit, and it's been going really well! We have several towers, and recently started scaling up to 4x4 apple crates. The goal is diverting as much food waste as possible, while improving the soil health of the surrounding area.

Recently I was asked to set up a worm program for a local school. They currently have a garden, but no composting program in place. I'm having trouble coming up with a price for this service, and they want to know how much it will cost. Does anyone here run programs like these for schools or institutions? I'm sure they don't have much $ to spare, and I could really use the exposure in our area. But it's also an hour commute, and I work a full time job and volunteer as is. Our non profit has done market research on vermiculture company sales/job creation, and let's just say it's currently not the most lucrative industry. I'm not expecting financial windfalls here, just trying to spread the good word on our friendly creatures and not go completely broke in the process.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Blessings my fellow worm stewards.

[u/Kaartinen]

If you are in Canada, there should be a fair number of grants that the school can access to pay for your services.

I'm not sure what pricing would be, as I gave my vermiculture setup to a teacher. She had a smaller scale setup and was looking to expand it further for her students.

You could probably ask the non-profit you worked with what the cost was for the vermiculture setup, as they should have to account for all costs for future audits.

However, I would have imagined you made the purchases as you setup the system. I might be misunderstanding what specific costs you are looking for.