Our Story

In 2013, Monique was helping build Reservoir Community Farm, an urban community farm in downtown Bridgeport, CT. She faced the issue of how to economically and naturally fertilize all the newly constructed raised beds. The solution was worm compost tea.

The start

Using her small home worm composter, a 50 gallon garbage bin, and an aquarium pump, she brewed her first batch of compost tea. The plants responded immediately and the results were remarkable.

Building Wiggle Room

Her son, Justin, returned home with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and we started Wiggle Room, a worm casting and compost tea business. We designed and built flow-through composters, compost tea brewers, and casting screeners. These allowed us to greatly expand our production.

Leaning Microscopy

We took microbiology classes, with Elaine Ingham, and learned to identify and analyze the microbial life in our worm castings. We used these skills to improve our products. We continue to monitor and adjust our products using microscopy to make them as healthy and effective as possible.

Testing and teaching

The next steps were to test our products out in the real world and teach people about worm composting and soil health. We carried out various test trials from small scale to farm scale and got amazing results. 

Monique Bosch

​Trained in landscape design, soil biology and horticulture, Monique is a business leader and community food activist.  In the last ten years she has built over 40 edible school and community gardens and a two-acre urban farm in Bridgeport CT. Since 2016 she has been commuting to RI where she developed a model school farm and piloted food distribution, youth employment and soil remediation programs - always with an eye to getting healthy organic food to those that need it most.  She has founded and run for and non-profit entities, including Green Village Initiative (GVI) and Wiggle Room LLC.  Monique teaches ‘How to Grow Your Own Food’ classes and speaks on healthy soil and community gardening, sharing her knowledge of regenerative agriculture practices, microscopy and community building.

Justin Hawrysh

Justin has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. He handles the R&D, accounting, web design & management, and day-to-day operations at Wiggle Room. Using CAD modeling, Justin designs and builds all the equipment and devices used by Wiggle Room's worm composting processes. He has been working in the organic food sector for the last 6 years, with a focus on healthy soil and nutritious food. In addition, Justin has a minor in Biomedical Engineering and has been working as an EMT for the last three years.

See what people have to say

​We have plenty of happy customers ranging from home gardeners to nurseries to organic farms! See what they have to say about our worm casting products in our testimonials section.