Worms DON'T like:

• Meat and dairy products
• Citrus fruits (too acidic)
• Pineapple: contains and enzyme that can kill worms
• Onion, garlic, chilli (nothing that is hot or that stings)
• Fats and Oils
• Salted or pickled food
• Spoiled canned food
• Fresh grass or weed clippings
• Raw or hardwood sawdust

Worms DO like:

• Vegetable scraps
• Fruit (but not too much as it increases the acidity of the worm farm)
• CRUSHED egg shells
• Newspaper and cardboard (not shiny, and shred and soak first)
• Hair and nail clippings
• Cotton Rags
• Cereals
• Grains (ground up first, not too much as grain attracts rodents)
• Tea bags & coffee grounds
• Mouldy bread

Worms like their food in small pieces, so cut it up before you feed them. Blending food with a bit of water is also a great way to feed them (they appreciate any help in breaking the size down).

DO NOT OVERFEED THE WORMS. Feeding them twice a week is sufficient. The food from their previous meal should be well on its way to being consumed/composted before you add the next meal. It's helpful to keep a plastic bin for worm food in or near the kitchen, rather then packing food scraps on the farm each day. They will just pile up and start to smell.

WHENEVER YOU FEED THE WORMS ADD A BIT OF SHREDDED, SOAKED NEWSPAPER! This really helps keep the worm farm balanced and functioning.

KEEP SOME OLD CARDBOARD OR HESSIAN ON TOP OF THE WORMS on the top level, DAMP IN SUMMER TO HELP KEEP THE FARM COOL AND MOIST. This keeps it dark and keeps the worms from climbing to the top.

There are 2 functioning levels to the worm farm at FoAM. Have a look. Open it up. Understand how it works. The top level is where you feed the worms.