Worms like to eat many of
the same things we eat, only they aren’t as
picky. Stale bread, apple cores, lettuce trimmings,
coffee grounds, and non-greasy leftovers are just
some of the foods we usually discard that worms love
Do Feed Worms:
- Vegetable scraps
- Fruit scraps and
peels (mold/rot is fine)
- Bread and grains
- Teabags
- Non-greasy leftovers
- Coffee grounds (and filters)
- Crushed egg shells
- Napkins, paper towels
Don’t
Feed
- Don't
overfeed citrus—should
be no more than 1/5 of worm food
- Meats, fish
- Greasy foods
- Dairy products
- Twigs and branches
- Dog/cat feces, cat litter
Begin feeding your worms
only a little at a time. As
they multiply, you can add larger quantities of food
scraps. After a few months you can feed about
a quart of food scraps per square foot of surface area
each week. To avoid fruit flies and odors, bury
food under top layer of the bedding. Don't dump
and run!
Worms prefer smaller-sized
scraps and will eat through them more quickly than
large or whole pieces of food.
If your worm bin starts to
smell bad, it could be a sign that you are adding
more food than the worms can process. If too much food is added, it can
even heat up and kill the worms! Quit feeding
for awhile and when most of the food has been eaten,
start feeding again.
