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● StadsWormerij helps farmers to develop their small-scale worm farms. They welcome

farmers in their compost yards and get acquainted with various compost systems.

● The Compostier enterprise in Diemen processes raw vegetable and fruit residues and
small garden waste into rich food for the soil, the worm compost. Rowin Snijder is the

founder of The Compostier and a pioneer in the local and circular processing of green
waste in cities. Since 2014 he has been working on solutions for processing GFT waste

using compost worms.

● De Vrije Boer in Zutphen is a biodynamic farm that uses vermicomposting to produce
compost for its crops and also sells worms and vermicomposting systems to other

farmers.

In Greece, only one responded replied positively and the example was an agricultural company
producing organic fertilizers. In Spain the number is also small and only 26.7% were familiar

with some positive examples. The examples given are: HumusFertil en La Roda, Albacete and

farmers from their area.

The respondents were also asked on their opinions for what is missing in the education system
for vermicomposting. The answers are stated below by country:

North Emphasis on socially useful topics.
Practical implementation of the vermicomposting process.
Macedonia
Practical training.
Own demo beds.
More expert practical examples and good practices for vermicomposting.
More involvement in professional subjects and in practical teaching.
To be included in the curricula for secondary vocational education or to
make a curriculum.
Insufficient engagement in practical activities.
Educational materials, manuals, videos
Türkiye Insufficient educational materials
Limited experience sharing
Conciseness
No awareness of the importance
Greece Specialized lessons
Practical exercise
Specialized curriculum developed
Using vermicompost to classroom plants
Detailed curriculum
time and materials
update on benefits

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