Worm farm

Just wondering who has one and whether i should bother with one...

We have a compost bin that i neglect, i usually forget and chuck the veggie scraps in the normal bin :redface:
What's the difference between that and a worm farm? Should i just get myself organised and just start using my compost again?

Thanks :)

Cool, I've always wanted a worm farm! Might have to keep an eye on this thread and get one started :) As far as I know, you can buy actual worm farm set ups? They're in layers, and certain things go in each layer - like you're putting all your scraps in the top layer - that's your compost, and it breaks down to the next layer (where I think the worms are in dirt?), and then it breaks down to another layer that you can use to fertilise the garden. I'm not totally sure about that though - someone with a better idea will pop in hopefully, or I might go Googling :)

We just got a worm farm for DS about 4 months ago. It is great! You put nearly all your scraps in there. No onion, citrus, meat.
The good thing is you don't need to feed them that often! I feed them around once every 3 weeks! The kids love opening it and looking at the worms.
We water them also then drain it and put all the worm poo goodness on the garden to help it grow.
I think it is much better than a compost if you are not dedicated to the compost anyways
Our worm farm was from bunnings and they sell the worms there also.
Best idea ever!

The biggest difference between a worm farm and a compost is smell. You can have your warm farm closer to the house without the stink factor. I know of some people who don't have a lot of scraps who have a mini one they keep under the kitchen sink without issue. The closer it is to your back door, the more likely you are to use it, especially if there's only a couple of steps differential between using it or throwing something in the normal bin. The smaller you break food scraps up to put in (i.e. crushing egg shells), the better it will be also.