Patrick Burke, speaking about his investment in Worm Power compost A group of Rochester investors, including former investment banker Patrick Burke and business developer Dennis Mullen, have purchased an Avon compost company, hoping to turn an innovative product into a worldwide best seller. [...]of the digestion process, the worms reduce the manure's volume by three-quarters, turn it into compost and give it properties that boost the immune systems of plants on which it's spread.