DMF Living Soils produces healthy soil using earthworm farm

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - On Tuesday's Home Grown report, we featured DMF Living Soils that farms earthworms in order to produce healthier soil.

"Earthworms are the best laborers, soil laborers that we know," said DMF's manager David Marchuk.

The farm has been around for around two years and they are located in the counties.

The worms leave behind "black gold" when consuming the waste, which can lead to the soil becoming healthier.

"Our main mission here is to teach and inspire people to grow food as a medicine using indigenous microorganisms that are Indigenous to this desert environment and using it to grow valuable nutrient-dense foods," said Marchuk.

He, and his wife Sarah, carry out this goal by reaching out to the public.

"We currently are ESA vendors, so we do children's classes and adult classes, we also do composting classes using worms,”"said Sarah.

They also have a 250,000 gallon pond with fish. This allows them to produce a fermented fish product that they say feeds the beneficial fungus in soil.

DMF Living Soils are open Monday through Friday if you like to check out the farm, seek consultations, or if you want some worms of your own.