Wonderful Worms

Today Ms. Jaffe came to our class and taught us about worms.  Ms. Jaffe works at the Waikiki Worm Company.  We got our very own worm bin ready by ripping up cardboard and newspaper.  We brought the worms food like pineapples, salad, banana peels, apple cores, and papaya skin.  We got to observe and compare epigeic worms (worms that don't live underground) and endogeic worms (earthworms). We also learned about the "F.B.I." which stands for fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates.  They are all examples of the decomposers that we will find in our worm bin.  We also learned that the biggest worm lives in Australia and is 12 feet long.  None of the worms are poisonous and they are super harmless.  There are different types of worms in the world. Today was super awesome, our class learned a lot.

Throughout the remainder of the school year, we will be taking care of our worm bin. We need to water it everyday and feed it once a week. The worms like to eat a variety of healthy foods. The don't eat dairy or meats, so we need to be careful about what we feed them. After 6 months, we will have our first harvest. Our harvest will yield two products: more worms and vermicast (worm droppings). This way we can start more worm bins at our school and donate the vermicast to the peace garden. We are all very excited about our new project and can't wait to learn more.

WORMS!