The Worming worm bin (H44xL40xB30), is made up of 4 stackable recycled trays. 

 

The Base Tray  has a Worming sticker on it, has no holes and always remains on the bottom, as a support and to catch any possible liquids which might fall.

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Feeding Tray #1 is placed on top of the Base Tray and will serve as the first feeding tray. 

Here we lay down a layer of dry newspaper, a layer of wet (like a wrung out sponge) shredded newspaper (bedding), kitchen scraps (frozen and then thawed to be assimilated quicker, but raw works too!), a small amount of ready-made worm compost (to make the worms feel at home, optional), and a little soil (grit to aid digestion in the worms' gizzards). Ground egg shells also work as grit and add calcium). Cover with dry shredded newspaper. 

 

Feeding Tray #2 the next empty tray should be filled only when Feeding Tray#1 is full of dark rich compost. Place ontop of the full tray.Add bedding (soaked, wrung out and shredded toilet rolls and egg cartons, or dry leaves etc. work well too)and a small amount of food and a little soil. Place dry shredded newspaper ontop. Wait for the worms to crawl up to the new source of food (this can take up to a few weeks). Make sure they've finished what they started with before adding new food. 

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Feeding Tray #3 can be prepared in the same way as Feeding Tray #2. Only empty the compost from the 1st Feeding tray when all the worms have migrated upwards. They may take their time, but the results will be well worth it!

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Composting with worms can easily be incorporated into daily life. Whilst cooking for example, the unused vegetable scraps can be set aside, 

chopped up and put in a container for the worms to enjoy later...

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Watch the balance between wet and dry items in the bin. Adjust accordingly.