Urban Worm Farm Solution - Step by Step Setup

After discovering our family compost bin was in a dangerously anaerobic state I decided a worm farm would be a much more suitable and productive way to deal with organic waste from the kitchen.

Dont get me wrong, when done right compost is the best option out there but I cant see my family producing enough waste in one go to make a pile large enough to really get the beneficial bacteria dominating, plus that process takes skill and dedication.

Basically when I want to make a compost heap for the garden I will make it separately and add worm castings and juice to enrich it, but day to day the worms are a better solution to control scraps.

The benefits of a worm farm are many, my main reasons were:
- Compact, making it perfect in an urban setting
- Low Maintenance
- Low energy input for high quality output
- Regular worm juice for watering
- High quality Castings (worm poo) to grow great vegetables in

In this video I follow the process to set it up and get started.

This video is produced by The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia (PRI)

For more information on worm farms and all things Permaculture please visit www.permaculture.org.au

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[tx92578]

I believe you need to start them in the lower bin and once it's full you Start filling the second one with scraps and clippings. The worms move up thru the holes you covered with cardboard into the fresh material then you use the old in the bottom and place that tray back on top and start over.

[1roxylinkinparklover]

So did you put the coconut fiber OVER the cardboard sign of the product?

I'm talking about from 2:15 - 2:29 . I understood what you said, but I couldn't make out if you put the cocunut poop over the sign in the tub. Thankyou!

[samohtzoo]

if you build it they will come...pile up some compost on top of the ground keep it moist turn it from time to time and the worms just move in ,nothing to buy...

[paulgem123]

@hablerz no

[MsTokies]

heads up.. that compost bin is perfect for the worms… you could have feed all that to your worms and had it process… waste or just burry your old compost come back to it in a year

[theroilsoil]

@timhemp

Interesting comment . . . perhaps, you learned a thing or two? :)

[MsTokies]

watch out for ants

[timhemp]

good stuff my nigga

[OrichiSan]

@Hablerz

Yes they can, if it's big enough. It can also process human urine as well, I hear it's excellent on plants

[hablerz]

Just wondering, could these worms be used to process humanure quickly ?