About Us- Our Fearless Leader
The Man Behind the Worms
Sam Evans, Founder and Worm Enthusiast
Back in
2013, Sam was working in a restaurant when he was sick and tired of seeing all of the daily food waste. All of the produce that wasn’t quite
perfect or had begun to go bad would just get thrown away in the trash to go rot in
a landfill. He knew there had to be a better option for utilizing this food
waste, so he began doing research. Along with composting, Sam learned about vermicomposting. That's when he was introduced to the
red wiggler worm. These worms could actually eat rotten food and plant
matter and poop out a useful soil amender and enhancer known as vermicompost, or worm castings. Since he had recently started gardening, he decided to get some worms and
try it out for himself. With 200 worms and some 5-gallon buckets he got for
free from work, he started his first worm farm.
Once he
was able to harvest his first round of worm castings, he was hooked. It was so
rewarding to see the food that would have been garbage be transformed into
something that was completely natural and beneficial. That’s when it clicked. He knew what he
wanted to do in life, and it was going to involve these worms. He was no longer
satisfied with his one 5-gallon farm, so he began to expand. One farm turned
into 3, which turned into 5 until he had over a dozen. Those 200 worms turned
into thousands, and as they grew so did the amount of waste they ate.
He was finally able to feel like he could maybe make a difference, and that’s
when he decided to start Sevans Wormery with the help of his then-girlfriend (and now, fiancée),
Jessica Casey.
Sam was
always someone who was interested in sustainability, alternative energy and
thriftful living, so it just felt right to be doing something that was
beneficial to the planet. His vermicompost, worms and farms have helped him
live a more sustainable life, so he wanted to pass that on to everyone else,
and hopefully they would be able to see the benefit of feeding worms, not
landfills!
