For those of you who did not get the worm composting bin, here's how to make one. 1. buy one bin with a lid and another without a lid. 2. Get two big coffee cans 3. Newspaper 4. veg scraps 5. worms Uncle Jim's Red Worms Poke holes in the lid and sides of one bin. Then, with a tool, cut vents, about 1/8 - 1/4 inch wide and almost the entire length of the bin. This vents will enable air circulation and for the castings to fall out and into the lower bin. Take the second bin, without a lid, and place the coffee cans inside. These serve to prop up the top bin and create air space and a place for the castings (and run away worms) to fall. Place the covered bin on the coffee cans. Put shredded slightly dampened newspaper in the top bin, add veg. scraps, worms, cover and put the contraption in the basement. Add veg scraps and sprinkle with water to keep moist. In about a month, you should notice some breakdown. The worms will multiply. Your scraps will turn to compost. Takes TIME. Joan Soulliere