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As some of you already know, about a month or so ago I started a worm composting system.  The system is called Can-O-Worms and is manufactured in Australia.  It's a multi-layer system, as you can see here

I was a bit shocked to learn that the Can-O-Worms manual suggested starting with a minimum of 1000 worms.  Given that the worms are about $20 for 300, I decided I could just start with 600.  Apparently, with proper feeding they can reach a capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 after 2-5 years - pretty crazy.  So far, they are still aren't eating as much as I was hoping for but I guess thats what happens when you skimp on the worms.  They can eat up to half their own body weight every day and can double their population every few months.  All in all, the purpose of my new composting system is to reduce the amount of waste I contribute to our landfills and hopefull give a nice boost to the garden too.  San Francisco and Seattle both require people to compost by giving them a food waste bin in addition to their recycling, trash and yard waste bins.  I wish LA would get on the ball and do that too, but in the meantime, this is what I got.