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 how much food was being thrown away daily. All of the produce that wasn’t quite perfect or had begun to go bad would just be thrown into the trash to go rot in a landfill. He thought there had to be a better option for utilizing this food waste, so he began doing research. Along with composting, Sam discovered the red wiggler worm. These worms would actually eat the rotten food and plant matter and poop out a useful soil enhancer known as vermicompost, or black gold. 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 home.

            Once he was able to harvest his first round of vermicompost, he was hooked. It was so rewarding to see the food that would have been garbage be transformed into something that was completely natural. 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 didn’t the amount of food waste they ate. He was finally able to feel like he could maybe make a difference, and that’s when he decided to create Sevans Wormery with the help of his girlfriend, 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!