Apartment Composting 101: Vermicompost with Barb Finnin

22 Responses to Apartment Composting 101: Vermicompost with Barb Finnin

1. pasychosheep says:

   October 27, 2009 at 12:27 am

   Also, PCBs shouldn’t be leaching on the inside of the bucket unless you keep your bin out in the sunlight. Plastic photodegrades.
2. pasychosheep says:

   October 27, 2009 at 1:07 am

   For everyone concerned about inks in paper, the vast majority of newspapers in the world(america, especially) use soy based inks. Perfectly safe.
3. anirola7 says:

   October 27, 2009 at 1:34 am

   Nice video!!!
   I only recommend to look for a better tray. I think that the compost inside the bin is going to drain all the tea worm once the process has evolved. That is a very precious organic fertilizer too.
   And I don´t recommend to have the vermicompost bin in your kitchen for sanitation reasons.
4. fetymann says:

   October 27, 2009 at 1:43 am

   You can’t deny the stuff in the paper HAS to be some funky stuff. There’s probably a problem that you might not be noticing. Ever wonder how your worms like the ‘taste’ of the funky inks and whatever the heck that stuff is made of. It can’t be good. I don’t even think we would feel that good eating that stuff. Not to mention it’s probably safe to assume that the inks don’t get fully broken down in their digestion so it’ll still be in the castings. Ink residues in your veggies. Yum!
5. radicalford says:

   October 27, 2009 at 1:54 am

   you can use color but don’t use the glossy ones
6. greencatmusic says:

   October 27, 2009 at 2:31 am

   I also wondered about pcbs from the plastic if it’s not food grade plastic …
7. greencatmusic says:

   October 27, 2009 at 3:09 am

   Is straw better tha n printed paper? It seems really unorganic to use printed paper that must have loads of toxins in it if you want real organic compost for plants? That said… how fantastic this is for people without gardens! Thanks for posting this excellent and very helpful video x
8. stonerj0e says:

   October 27, 2009 at 3:33 am

   don’t use color ink news paper. it contains high levels of heavy metals and other nasties …
9. 9aspengold5 says:

   October 27, 2009 at 3:55 am

   there are only two of us making ‘trash’. I was amazed at how much compost material we made just ourselves. I sure hope more people start composting and worm composting. It will be awesome how much space we can save in landfills.
10. 9aspengold5 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 4:31 am

    Thank you for the response. I have shredded up my paper and added it to the compost. Lets hope they like it !!!!
11. HTCSWEOD says:

    October 27, 2009 at 5:11 am

    Very nicely done.. lots of great advise… this is a great recycling activity
12. RyanIsHungry says:

    October 27, 2009 at 5:20 am

    there are differing opinions on this. i have never had a problem with colored print paper and my worms.
13. 9aspengold5 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 5:50 am

    I noticed you used newspaper that had color print. I thought that you should only use the black and white pages and not the color print. Is that true???
14. IndiaHavenwick2 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 6:36 am

    Oh, by the way, the video is great. Thank you for posting it! Worms are little wonder workers!
15. sweetheart4890 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 6:43 am

    i luv this vid more than any of the others i’ve seen. it’s way more hands on and step by step and more detailed. and more understandable. thank you so much. im definately spreading the word about this and going to try to get anyone i know doing this.
16. staceyannec says:

    October 27, 2009 at 7:14 am

    thank you so much for putting this up. As soon as I move out im so doing this!!
17. Mrwthompson says:

    October 27, 2009 at 7:15 am

    Future science project for my 8th grade students. Thanks for the help Barb!

    -Mr. T
18. Mechman064 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 7:37 am

    Part of my preparations for peak oil and the looming economic depression has been to make a deck garden here at my condo(see my videos). I used powdered organic fertilizer to get things started but I think my next step is to begin composting. Making a worm bin seems like a very good solution.
19. mmajkla says:

    October 27, 2009 at 7:45 am

    Nice video and very informative. I will start soon!
20. Speezerina says:

    October 27, 2009 at 8:35 am

    This is really great. But how do you harvest the castings?
    Thanks for the great how-to.
21. crock703 says:

    October 27, 2009 at 9:25 am

    Anyone know if there is an easy way to get red worms for free (or the cost of shipping)?
22. yanghuikwon says:

    October 27, 2009 at 10:22 am

    Thanks so much for putting this up!
    I’m going to start my worm bin in a few days, as soon as midterm exams begin.
    I hail from S. Korea.
    I’m going to tell all students about this.