Bentley Christie is also known as
The Compost Guy
He's the founder of
the Red Worm Composting
blog and father of
the WFA
03.
INTERVIEW WITH
Bentley Christie - Part 1
I am thrilled, humbled, and a little nervous that Bentley Christie agreed to be the next victim in the Urban Worm Interview Series. He’s as close to a rock star as you’re going to find in the world of vermicomposting.
Bentley’s not a rock star because he has some pedigree or produces a massive amount of vermicompost. Bentley is so revered because he is a bridge between the academics and the Everyman, using his online platform at Red Worm Composting to provide a hugely helpful fountain of knowledge that can be used immediately by vermicomposting beginners while being respected by academic heavyweights like Dr. Clive Edwards and Rhonda Sherman.
To his readers, Bentley is a cheerleader, an vermicomposting evangelist, and a patient and encouraging supporter for anyone looking to use earthworms to mitigate waste management and create some insanely-effective organic fertilizer.
To me, he has also been a supporter and cheerleader, but also a mentor, a source of much-needed “tough love,” and – I’d like to think – a friend.
Bentley, as you will see in the following series of interviews, sees the world of commercial vermicomposting and vermiculture as a pie to be grown, not to be split and consumed in a zero sum game. If you win, it doesn’t mean he can’t also win.
He encourages potential rivals to up their game, even if it appears on the surface that they will become direct competitors to him. But he knows what most people forget; that vermicomposting has such low consciousness in the minds of most people, especially Westerners, that more businesses – both physical and online – is a wonderful thing!
I hope you enjoy Part I of this interview with Bentley. We go over some of his personal back story, how he innovated in his physical business, and a little bit about his flagship website, Red Worm Composting. And stay tunes for Part II and III where we talk some more about the Worm Farming Alliance and his thoughts behind internet marketing today.
Enjoy!
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