This short animation gives an overview of a compost worm’s environment. This isn’t the simplest way to care for worms and it’s not the most comprehensive. It’s an overview with some suggestions for feeding. Air and water are non-negotiable! But the other inputs can all vary. The important thing is to remember to pay attention to the carbon to nitrogen ratio, and always add “grit.” The worms are sans-gizzards, and therefore need some ruffage to help digest food. Pulverized egg shells and some no-longer-useable grains are the best. Egg shells serve another purpose, they add calcium, which is really important for a soil amendment. Crushed grains (oats, wheat, bran, cornmeal, cereal, etc) the worms just love. A good carbon ratio to shoot for when building your environment is about 2:1, that is 2 parts carbon to each part nitrogen. Then when feeding work with about 2:1. Again, this is a generalization and each environment varies. For example, Brooklyn Worm Poop currently cultivates various bins specifically to produce castings that are designed to encourage certain microbes and bacteria. These are our “specialty castings” and are part our ongoing research and development. Please reach out with other questions or things you’d like explained.