Worm Composting Presentation Recycling Food Scraps and Making Better Plants By Roger Herzler 5/4/2007

What are they? –“Annelids” –Do they have arms? –Do they have legs? Their Parts: –Mouth –Segments –Clitellum –Digestive Tract Where do they live? –In the ground (earthworms) –Piles of leaves, grass and compost bins Worms: Get To Know Them

Worms: How the Worm Bin Works 1.New food is placed into the bin 2.Cover the food over 3.Food decays 4.Worms eat the bacteria 5.Cycle repeats over and over again

They eat: –Vegetables –Old pasta –Bread, Cookies –Fruits –Wood fiber for bedding –NO MEATS or DAIRY Worms: What They Eat

Reduces waste in landfills Worm poop called “castings” Worm poop is great for seedlings Big plants love it too! Worms: Why Do We Do It?

Scientific Name: Eisenia Fetida AKA “California Red Worm” Interactive Time –Hold them? –Check out their “dirt” What did they feel like? Worms: Ready to Meet Them?