Why Is The Worm Inn The Best Waste Processing Unit?
Here are a couple of great questions from Mai:
I was looking at your Worm Inn’s. They are quite unique. Do people buy these instead of bins that are placed in the house, just so it doesn’t look ugly? How would that set-up prevent your kitchen from smelling like rotting food? I thought bacteria was supposed to break down the food scraps first anyway.
Hi Mai,
People buy these because they WORK BETTER than non porous bins that make it much easier to kill worms with excess food.
Regarding smells: Fruit and vegetable scraps stink if they become Anaerobic (Anaerobic = Without Oxygen) while decomposing. If you are able to provide plenty of air flow, most rotting vegetation smells sweet. Now if you add a bunch of brocolli, you are going to smell something as brocolli has a strong smell no matter what you do. 
But, with any worm bin, you want to cover your scraps with a layer of damp bedding as a filter, plus it’s a barrier to prevent major bug infestations.
But, with any worm bin, you want to cover your scraps with a layer of damp bedding as a filter, plus it’s a barrier to prevent major bug infestations.You are correct, bacteria does break down the food scraps, and worms are bacteria feeders. Aerobic Bacteria requires oxygen. Bacteria works FASTEST when there is plenty of air flow. That is the reason people turn compost piles and put holes in worm bins. The Worm Inn works so well because it has 360 degree airflow. If you’ve watched the videos on my blog, notice that far more scraps are being put in for processing than ANY comparable commercial worm processing system.
Two things that make The Worm Inn the BEST commercial home composting system in the world.
1. Castings come out nice and flakey instead of muddy.
2. Processing capability is OFF the charts. I hesitate to say what the capability of the system is as we have never yet seen a bottom!