My little girl and I have had a worm farm for a few years now (just as a hobby, & to use up all our food scraps) & it seems to be going pretty well.
The other day I made the comment that we had stacks of the liquid that is created as part of their waste material. This is thought to be an excellent fertilizer for plants & gardens, & my daughter made the comment that she could maybe try to sell it at our local market...
My question is... is this something that people may possibly buy? I am happy to get the bottles for her (she's only 7) & my girlfriend says that she will make up some labels for her, but the cost of doing this means that she'd have to charge about $4 for a 150ml btl. The liquid is very potent, & this would make up to 5 ltrs of fertilizer...
I am proud of her for coming up with her idea, as we are trying to teach her the value of money, & of working for the things you want.
I just don't want to see her get dissapointed, so pls tell me if you think this'll work...
2006-09-02 20:11:03 · 16 answers · asked by SierraSydney 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Oh, that is too cute! I would buy it, even though I don't have a garden, just to support the little darling's entrepreneurial spirit! I think that is a great idea, you would probably have better luck selling it at a farmer's market or something...we have lots here in Austin. Perhaps talk to a mom and pop gardening store...maybe they could stock it for you. You have a very good parenting approach, what a way to get your kids so involved with learning. Good luck to you!!
2006-09-02 20:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by ♥austingirl♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago a guy in this town developed a product called liquid cow, you can imagine how it was made, and I thought that it was a great fertilizer but sales came to an end when I was told that the product started leaking/exploding on the store shelves from built up pressure. Just something that you might want to look into before you do too much marketing. Your young daughter is to be commended.
2006-09-03 02:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by Koko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm you wantto sell worm waste as fertilizer are a grocery store? Not sure if that is the best place to sell it, as I would think it wouldn't be to appealing next to say a bottle of apple juice. Maybe try the farmers market or an organic food store. Also if you don'talready you should check into putting used coffee grounds into your worm beds, it will make the worms grow tons, and Starbucks will give you all you want for free!
2006-09-02 23:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by Cassandra S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a nearby farmer's market if you have one. The one near me sells casings for $20 a 5lb bag and "juice" for $35 a bottle. I don't think that she'll be dissappointed unless there's no market. I don't know where you live and how many home gardeners there are, but it's worth a try and maybe even dissappiontment will be a good lesson for her.
2006-09-02 20:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter sounds like quite an entrepreneur. WIth a product like this, the key is marketing, namely naming. Come up with a name that addresses the needs of the target market. You obviously would not want to name it "worm pee." If the product is as effective as you claim, then with the right name, you might have a gold mine. Good luck!
2006-09-02 20:22:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not try selling a bottle on eBay and see how many people might bid on it. If there are a few....then make up another bottle and try again.
Here's another site you might be interested in about growing plants and selling them. He has some great newsletters full of gardening information on the cheap.
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=415774
2006-09-03 01:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the practical use of the liquid and I have no Idea about it use so if it is useful to the mass then you can think of marketing the same and make good money too.
2006-09-02 20:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow that's incredible and it will definitely work. The thing is that you will have to patent this idea or someone else could take it. If you go through a patent lawyer it could cost up to 15,000 usd. So be wise when pursuing this idea. Your daughter is quite intelligent for her age!
2006-09-02 20:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by newyorktocountry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your little girl is a budding entrepreneur.......I'd buy it!!! Seems a darned reasonable price for such potent fertilizer and the quantity obtained!!! Just DO IT! Big business starts with small ideas........they don't get started because someone has doubts.....have no doubts!!!!! This is good for EVERYONE!
2006-09-02 20:15:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The government has too many Food and Drug administration rules!
2006-09-02 20:15:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋