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What to Feed Your Worms

While not all are included below, all vegetables, fruits and grains can be used.

apples
artichokes
asparagus
bagels
bananas
beans
beets
berries
bread
broccoli
brussels sprouts
buckwheat hulls
cabbage
carrots

celery
citrus
coffee grounds and filter
chopped corn cobs
cucumber
cut flowers
egg shells (crushed)
grapes
grapefruit
lettuce
lemons
melons
onions
oats and oatmeal

pears
peanut hulls
pineapple
potatoes
pumpkins
rice
squash
tea leaves
teabags
tomatoes
turnips
zucchini


Do Not Compost

butter
bones
cheese
chicken
fish scraps

lard
margarine
mayonnaise
meat scraps
milk

peanut butter
salad dressing
sour cream
vegetable oil
yogurt


Adapted from materials produced by the Seattle Tilth Association, the Seattle Solid Waste Utility and the Recycling Council of Ontario.