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The People behind Arpeggio Farms
| Robert Lees
President, worm farmer
Bio:
Robert was raised by farmers who moved to Colorado
from Nebraska. Growing vegetables and decorative plants was a
family past time. Always looking for a good business opportunity,
when he was presented worm farming from a television show, he dropped
everything he was doing to start his worm farm in a basement bathroom
of a townhouse.
Currently he is a father, step-father, husband,
environmentalist and entrepreneur. Most of his time is spent making
sure his 4 million worm workers are happy and well fed.
Stay tuned, more employees to come making your worming and gardening experience even better.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Farm
| Q: Where did the name Arpeggio Farms come from?
A: Arpeggio is a musical term. If you take a chord in music (a set of notes in harmony with each other) and repeat each note multiple times, that is an arpeggio. Farming and gardening should be a repetitive environmental harmony, Arpeggio Farms.
Q: How many worms did you start with?
A: 1 pound of worms were originally bought. When we moved to Iowa, no worms were transported (they were all sold or killed). Once in Iowa, 10 pounds of worms were purchased. That purchase was in the year 2000, no other worms have been purchased since.
Q: How many worms do you have today?
A: Roughly 4 million worms call Arpeggio Farms home. Untold numbers of worms are now being seen on the grounds of the farm now that we have stopped all the chemical applications.
Q: why is it so difficult to get your worm castings?
A: Our feeding process produces a higher quality castings than our competitors. Clients are always finding new uses for castings and are increasing purchasing all the time.
Q: How much time do you spend feeding and taking care or your worms?
A: Feeding and maintaining worms takes very little time with larger bins like we use. Most of our time is spent sifting castings, starting new bins and separating worms for new farmers. Expect spending about 5 minutes every couple of days to feed each bin of worms, and a couple of hours separating castings.
Q: What are your plans for the future
A: As expansion continues, working with the city and waste haulers to have more homeowners waste brought to Arpeggio Farms and not the landfill. We are working on increasing the number of businesses that will recycle waste in house using worms. Really, the sky is the limit in any location for recycling waste and providing the best soil booster available.
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