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This device is made from a used barrel from pickled olives.
Wood Worm Farms got it in a fair trade exchange for 1 (one) 4-trays bin.
Many thanks to Janice from alter-eco.ca, I really didn't expect such a generosity, since Canadians are not eligible for fair trade. I promised to research for how much time can this barrel feed a regular lawn sprinkler and how fast does it fills up in rain.

Now let's drill the holes and make a nice worm bin... NO WAY!
This barrel will be used to save rain water and to sprinkle my lawn with garden tea.

Also, it was very easy to install. All the procedure took around 25 minutes.

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It's amazing how many people are really interested in sustainable living. I mean not just following the fashion (though even this is not bad). We had met a lot of interested and interesting people there and many of them are quite knowledgeable. We learned from them a lot.
Here are some findings :
* Dogs can be trained to sniff bad insects in home and find rotten wood.
* There is a business, that sells rain barrels in our area.
* There is a business that collects compost from supermarkets.
* Many farmers still grow ecological food, including meat, and try to sell it directly.
* Children naturally like to play with worms. Disgust comes later...

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Now the tray #1 is the first in line.
At this point, it's interesting to know what is the usual weight one has to lift to get to the first tray.
As the scales show, it's around 50lb (20kg). That is the reason why we don't recommend to use more then 5 trays on a single unit.

The single tray weight is around 10lb (5kg). This weigh is the result of decomposition of approximately 7lb of food scrap and 2lb of bedding.

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Shredded cardboard is one of the best choices for bedding, but it's really hard to rip it manually or cut with a knife.
At last, I found an affordable cardboard shredder!
Though by its definition it is not designed for cardboard, it does the job pretty well up to medium thickness sheets.
Lets try the machine on this pile...


OK. Done in half an hour. Let's see if the worms will enjoy the results.
(I am enjoying them for sure)

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