Making Science Accessible™
5906 Cobalt Road • Bethesda • Maryland • 20816
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501(c)(3) • EIN 35-2481383
© 2013 by Ann's Backyard Forest all rights reserved



Making Science Accessible™
5906 Cobalt Road • Bethesda • Maryland • 20816
agm@saltywaters.org • 1(240)461-6171
501(c)(3) • EIN 35-2481383
© 2013 by Ann's Backyard Forest all rights reserved
Typically earthworms burrow through the soil eating decomposing organic matter. They swallow dead plant and animal fragments whose surfaces are coated with microbes: fungi, bacteria, and protozoans. During digestion worms further decompose the organic materials adding processed microbes and their own intestinal bacteria. Once pooped out the piles of “castings” are so nutritionally rich there is an entire market for them!
