Home Use Worm Bins

I am always on the search for unique ideas for smaller home bins (especially ones that can be made at home). We use a small audit box, as we call it, primarily for testing different feedstock "food" material for our worms (what works and what doesnt). Probably the best source of information on this topic I have found is from Bentley at www.redwormcomposting.com. Check out his blog. Anyone that has some unique and good ideas for the design of small worm units / bin please post them here.

Vermicomposting Digesters (aka Worm Beds)

This is a great photo of a few of our "flow through" vermicomposting systems. The premise is simple - feed the worms from the top and collect the castings from the bottom. With this type of setup, you never have to disturb the worms, their cocoon's, or their habitat (no screening to separate the worms from the castings - thus leaving the worms alone to do what they do best). This in turn aids in increasing worm densities and overall population.

The system also significantly saves on labor input (I don't know about you, but I can only shovel for so many hours per day) as the harvesting system beneath the beds is also automated.

So this is how it all starts....

My hope for this blog is that it evolves and becomes a place of reference and exchange revolving around the topic of vermicomposting. We at Worm Power have successfully operated a large scale commercial vermicomposting operation for well over 5 years now and continue to grow. We definitely don't have all the answers (as our list of questions grows by the day) but we do have a tremendous amount of hands on experience and scientific backing to contribute to this field.