How it started

It started with food waste. Not the most glamorous origin story, I'll admit, but bear with me.

I'd been composting for a while — trying to do the right thing with kitchen scraps rather than just chucking everything in the bin — and somewhere along the way I discovered vermicomposting. Worms do the hard work for you, turning peelings and leftovers into rich, dark compost. I was hooked. Before long I was breeding both Eisenia fetida — your classic red wiggler, a composting powerhouse — and Dendrobaena veneta, a slightly larger, tougher worm that turned out to have a life far beyond the compost bin.

That's how Wormi Vermi started. A genuine love of breeding worms, a desire to deal with food waste responsibly, and the kind of obsessive curiosity that means you can't just do something — you have to understand it properly.

The axolotl chapter

The axolotl chapter came later, and honestly, I didn't see it coming.

As word got around that I was producing quality live Dendrobaena worms, I started getting orders from axolotl keepers. At first I knew next to nothing about these animals beyond the fact that they'd eat my worms enthusiastically. But the more time I spent in the axolotl community — reading, asking questions, talking to keepers and breeders — the more fascinated I became. These are extraordinary creatures. Ancient-looking, otherworldly, and surprisingly full of personality once you get to know them.

"I was a worm farmer first and an axolotl expert a distant second — and that gap showed."

I'll be honest: some of the advice I gave in those early days wasn't great. I cringe a little thinking about it now. But it pushed me to take things seriously — to actually learn what axolotls need rather than just assuming good worms were good worms regardless of how they were raised.

That's led us to where we are today. We now breed a dedicated line of worms specifically for axolotl feeding — raised on a clean, chemical-free diet with no additives, no pesticides, and nothing you'd not want going into your axolotl. If it's not good enough for them, it doesn't leave the farm.

Who we supply

But we haven't forgotten our roots. If you're a composter, we still grow Eisenia fetida and Dendrobaena for the job they were born to do. Because for us, composting has always been about more than just dealing with kitchen scraps — it's about restoring the biology of the earth itself.

"A single teaspoon of healthy soil contains more bacteria than there are humans on the planet. That hidden world beneath our feet is the engine of everything."

Worms are the ultimate catalysts for that ecosystem — breaking down organic matter, enriching soil structure, and helping the whole soil food web function the way it should. That's why we raise them, and that's why we care so much about doing it properly.

And if you're a fisherman, you already know what a good worm looks like on a hook. Lively, robust, and actually worth putting on there. That's what we grow.

Where we are now

Everything comes from our farm here in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. No middlemen, no bulk imports, no corners cut. Just a proper worm operation run by someone who fell in love with breeding worms, then fell in love with axolotls, and never really looked back.

If you've got questions — about feeding, composting, fishing, or anything worm-related — feel free to get in touch. I like talking about this stuff. Probably more than is normal.