Worm Farming Education and Food Waste Management by Laica

Worm Farming Education for All Ages

For over a decade, Laica Worms has been bringing the exciting world of worm farming, composting, and sustainability to children, adults, schools, and community organizations across Florida! From hands-on experiences with Red Wiggler Worms at De La Fontaine Montessori Trilingual School, Plato Academy, LCC Day School, John Hopkins Middle School, and Sail Future Academy, to large-scale university and community garden projects with Eckerd College Community Farm and USF partnerships, Laica Worms has proudly inspired hundreds of students and families to turn food waste into nutrient-rich worm castings and healthier gardens.

Whether teaching kindergarteners, gifted students, middle schoolers, university groups, or adults at The Garden Club of St. Petersburg, Laica Worms combines science, gardening, and lots of wiggly fun to make sustainability unforgettable. From recycled bathtubs filled with thousands of composting worms to creative decomposition experiments in recycled jars, every workshop encourages people to grow food, reduce waste, and fall in love with the magic of worms!

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727-902-0797

Email:

Laicaworms@gmail.com

Our Story

Welcome to the exciting world of Laica Worms & Vermicast, founded by Ana Maria Quintero over a decade ago with a mission to transform food waste into nutrient-rich gold using Composting Red Wiggler Worms! A graduate of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) with a degree in Geography focused on Conservation of Society and the Environment and a minor in Environmental Policy, Ana Maria combined her passion for sustainability, leadership, and education to create a movement rooted in environmental change.

While serving in leadership roles with organizations including the Garden Club, The Student Environmental Awareness Society (SEAS), Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa, Ana Maria discovered the incredible power of worm farming through caring for the university’s worm farm. Her Honors Program thesis, “The Politics of Organic Food Consumption, Recycling, and Solar Power Use,” highlighted the urgent need for better food waste management and inspired her to launch Laica Worms & Vermicast LLC in 2016. Today, Laica Worms is turning food scraps into thriving gardens, inspiring future environmental leaders, and proving that a tiny worm can make a giant difference for our planet!

Worm Farming Education for All Ages

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