Red Wigglers Worms and the GTA
April 27, 2009
Hi Everyone,
I hope all of you in Southwestern Ontario are all enjoying some of this outstanding weather we’ve been having!
I just wanted to write a quick post about delivery to the Greater Toronto area. As mentioned on the Red Worm page, we are located in Elmira (about 1.5 hour drive from downtown T.O.), but shipping to the GTA (or the entire ‘Golden Horseshoe’ for that matter) is a piece of cake. Generally with our ‘Expedited’ Canada Post delivery, it takes 1-2 days for the worms to reach their destination (essentially “next day” or the day after), and costs $10-$13 in most cases (for small to medium orders) – so likely less than you’d spend in gas money to come pick them up in person (not to mention the time saved).
A Toronto customer recently informed me that some suppliers are experiencing shortages these days. This certainly isn’t a problem for us at the moment (after a tough few months in the winter, it;s a nice change!) – assuming you are happy with Red Wigglers (Eisenia fetida) – the Cadillac of the composting worms. haha
We are still out of European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia hortensis – NOT to be confused with Canadian Nightcrawlers / Dew Worms, which we do not sell) unfortunately, and I’m not sure when we might have them again. I will certainly keep everyone posted. Definitely some demand for those!
Anyway, if you ARE in the Greater Toronto Area and you are interested in getting into vermicomposting, feel free to get in touch!
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Could you please let me know if you ship your red wiggler worms to Huntsville? How much do they cost? What is the shipping cost?
Hi Margo,
Sorry for the delay responding – just caught this comment now!
I certainly do send worms to Huntsville. I will need a postal code in order to look up shipping for you. My guess is that it would be about 2 days and perhaps $13 shipping for up to 1 or 2 lb of worms
Just wondered why you do not display an address for those who don’t mind a local drive to pick up worms?
Good question, John!
I don’t display an address simply because I don’t cater to casual drop-in customers. For one thing I operate from home so it’s hard to say for sure when I might be here. Apart from that, it takes time to harvest worms for customers (not something that can be done on the spot), so it’s important to set up specific appointments.
Hope this helps to clarify – thanks again!
Bentley