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Need a clean harvest method for office - 2008/05/07 10:23 I am interested in starting a worm composting system for our office, but I am worried about the process of harvesting and what type of bin would be best. It is an office of 25 people, and I want the method to be easy enough so all can take turns and the burden of maintenance is not all on one person. I have two concerns:

1) What is the best style of bin? I am leaning towards a stackable design, since it sounds like it might make harvesting simple.

2) With one large bin, what is the best (and by this I mean the cleanest and quickest) way to harvest the worms?

How often should the compost be added to the worms? I would imagine that you do not add every time there are scraps. Once a day, a coulple times a week, or once a week, etc. - What is the ideal?

Thanks in advance for any input!

-Rebecca

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Re:Need a clean harvest method for office - 2008/05/07 10:32 Rebecca,

I think you are right looking at a stackable bin like the Worm Factory, or something similiar. The worm factory style will allow you to havest the castings and not have to worry about seperating the worms out. They will have already moved on to the next tray.

How often to feed and seperate is going to depend on how much waste is generated by your office, how many worms you have, and how ambitious your coworkers are going to be with your project. Dave Wallace
Squirmin' Worm Farm
Plymouth, WI
www.squirminwormfarm.com

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Re:Need a clean harvest method for office - 2008/05/07 10:35 Dave,

Thank you for the advice. It is greatly appreciated.

-Rebecca

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