Company Info
Meaningful Employment
Finding meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities has been a real challenge in Kitsap County. To remedy this situation Peninsula Services is promoting a unique, non-governmental employment model called Kitsap E-Z Earth. This innovative business enterprise is centered around manufacture and distribution of vermicompost and other environmentally sensitive products.
Kitsap E-Z Earth
Kitsap E-Z Earth products are 100% natural vermicompost (worm castings), packaged in 1.5 and 10 pound bags, for sale at retail outlets. Bulk quantities are available for sale directly from the Kitsap E-Z Earth greenhouse. The product line also includes LIVE red worms (in limited quantities and with 24 hour notice), worm bins for individual home use and other supplies. Vermicompost is a main ingredient in brewing ‘worm tea‘, a natural substitute for pesticides and environmentally harsh fertilizers. This new technology offers great promise for home and commercial applications, increased revenue and employment opportunities. For more information, visit Worm Facts and Resources. Kitsap E-Z Earth bins are located at 16953 Clear Creek Road, Poulsbo,WA and Country Nursery & Garden at 2075 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA
OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER: (360) 779-WORM (9676)
About Peninsula Services
Peninsula Services is a non-profit agency that was organized in 1971 by parents and concerned citizens for serving people with disabilities. We have a successful history of providing job training, employment assistance and support. Kitsap E-Z Earth was created as a worksite to train and employ our participants, many with severe developmental disabilities. For additional information, please visit our home page www.peninsulaservices.org.
Business Model
Vermiculture, raising worms for compost and profit, is a new and relatively inexpensive business to capitalize, a safe entrepreneurial and employment venture for non-profit organizations serving people with a wide range of disabilities. Technical and start-up services are available to your non-profit organization, including: feasibility studies, equipment and site selection, marketing and planning strategies, and use of the trademarked Kitsap E-Z Earth brand and Web site. Our consultants are available to conduct an on-site analysis to see how a worm composting operation could work in your business and which could be operated by you or sub-contracted to our workers with disabilities. For more information about this innovative entrepreneurial business model, please contact us!