Worm Composting

Worm Composting is a method of turning organic waste into a rich, dark, viable compost. Worm composting can be done indoors or outdoors, thus allowing year round composting. Worm compost is made in a container filled with moistened bedding and red worms. Add your food waste for a period of time, and the worms and micro-organisms will eventually convert the entire contents into rich compost

Setting up a worm bin isn't difficult. All you need is a suitable plastic ,wood or glass container, Suitable bedding materials, and of course worms. Any worms commonly labeled "Earthworms" will suffice ..however The earthworm best suited to worm composting are the Red Worms: (a/k/a red wiggler, or manure worm)

Once you've found a suitable container It will be necessary to provide a damp bedding for the worms to thrive in, and to bury food waste in.

Suitable bedding materials are

Shredded newspaper
Shredded fall leaves
Straw
Seaweed
Sawdust

If possible try to vary the bedding in the bin to provide more nutrients for the worms, and to create a richer compost. Add a couple of handfuls of sand or soil to provide necessary grit for the worm's digestion .

Moisten the dry bedding materials before putting the worms in your bin, It should be moist NOT saturated. The bin should be about three-quarters full of moistened bedding. Create air spaces to help to eliminate odors, and provide free movement to the worms.

Compost food scraps such as fruit and vegetables , tea bags and coffee grounds, and misc. kitchen scraps.. exclude meat and dairy