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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?