composting worms

[GLC1968]

We put together our worm bins using rubbermaid bins left over from our storage/move. Cheap, easy and repurposing...all good! We've had them for a few months now and they are happily sharing our kitchen scraps with our regular compost pile, the chickens and the goats.

This is the first house I've had as an adult without an in-sink garbage disposal. I was worried that it would be an issue, but I don't miss it one bit!

Our bin has been inside all winter. No flies anymore (we did have an issue early on, but learned how to fix that). Two things help: 1) lots of shredded paper on top of the added scraps (we saved packing paper from our move for this, but newspaper would work well, too) and 2) freeze the scraps before giving them to the worms. I got this idea from someone else, and I have no idea why it works, but it does. I just keep a leftover container in the freezer for 'worm food'. I throw stuff in it, and then when it's full, move it to the worm bin.