Start a Worm Bin

I was passively researching the "Worm Bin" for a number of years. It always seemed so complicated. Well I am here to tell you that it IS NOT COMPLICATED. You can start one in a Rubbermaid tote, an old sandbox, a trash can or a kitty litter bucket!

Now you may be wondering why I would want to start a worm bin, because it produces the most wonderful fertilizer on God's green earth! The worms can compost your kitchen scraps, the Sunday paper and some cardboard boxes in about two weeks! Yes PAPER, napkins, newspaper, junk mail, paper towels, and they LOVE shredded paper.

Here is how I did it, and then I will give you some links for some other ideas. This all started from a homeschool workshop about vermicomposting. Red wiggler worms eat and digest the kitchen scraps and paper and turn it into BLACK GOLD compost fertilizer.

Red Wiggler worm

First I started with a wooden frame and attached some chicken wire to the bottom, then layed down some weed block so the worms wouldn't exit the bottom and to keep the dirt where I want it. I have a top that is waterproof and sheds the rain (so the worms don't drown) and that about did it. I wanted a big worm bin because I can fill it in about one week. I now have two bins going right now.

Here is a picture of the finished project.