Worms! Worms! Worms!

It's official we bought worms today!! These aren't just any type of worms they are made for composting! Nicole and I are totally thrilled!

As part of our new eco-living plan, I talked last week about our decision to cut down on the amount of trash we make because we have to take our own trash, but most importantly because we want to make less of an impact on the earth. You can read that posting by clicking here. Worm composting (vermicomposting) cuts down on the amount of food and paper waste we throw way.

Today we ordered a pound of worms. Wait, Chris, that sounds like a lot of freakin' worms! How many is a pound exactly? Well, I can tell you that I'm not going to count them all, but on average a pound of worms is about 1000 worms! Think about it we are getting 1000 new family members. What other way can you do that without being the crazy family on the block? 1000 cats? 1000 dogs? I think one would get arrested. 1000 worms and we help save the world!

One pound of worms can consume about 1/2 pound of food a day. This means that we are going to need to eat more fruits and veggies to just feed the worms, which is rather nice seeing that we should be doing that anyway.

We originally decided to purchase a stacked worm bin that allow the worms to work their little way up through stacked bins to get to fresh food. This method is suppose to be much easier to harvest the compost because the worms are already on to another bin. I will probably need to harvest every three months or so.

Instead of the stack bin option, we have decided at least for now to go with the DIY bin. This is basically a plastic tub with air vents installed on the side and a spigot installed at the bottom for the "water" to drain out.

I'll keep everyone posted on the building of the bin and on the worms when they get here. Any thoughts on names??