What’s With Wiki Wiki Worms?
As you might gather from the name, Wiki Wiki Worm Ranch is based in Hawaii, specifically the island of Kauai. Because of the HI Agricultural Department’s strict rules regarding the importation and exportation of live organisms, we don’t ship worms off-island or import them from the mainland. Given that fines can range up to $25,000, we suggest that you be very careful and check with the Ag Dept before transporting worms to and from HI. Above and beyond that, Hawaii is a truly unique and delicate ecosystem that is constantly under threat from invasive species and has more endangered species of plants and animals per square mile than any other place on the planet! Because of that, please respect the ‘aina and don’t take any chances that could further threaten this beautiful paradise.
However, we think composting worms are amazing creatures and highly encourage you to check into raising some of your own. There are worm operations on all of the Hawaiian Islands as well as all over the Mainland and we will happily direct you to a local source – please check our links page.
We hope that our web site will give you some general guidance and advice, and if there are any questions we haven’t answered here, please ask! Just go to the aptly named Contact page and ask away. Although I’ve done a lot studying about worms and have been raising them for quite a few years now, I don’t claim to be an expert….. it’s just my opinion – I could be wrong.
Having said all that, I want to stress that worms are REALLY EASY to raise and it doesn’t have to be complicated or hard to do. Just because a lot of worm geeks (like me) get excited and opinionated about esoteric concepts, or because there’s a lot of technical research to be had, doesn’t mean that you have to know all this stuff. You can still wear the cool worm rancher clothes and get admiring stares as you stride confidently down the street. Let’s face it, if you can toss some paper and worms in a box, then feed ‘em a little garbage, all while saving the planet, then YOU too can be part of the World Wide Web of Wiki Wiki Wormers.
