Travis's Super Amazing In-Apartment Compostorium

The method our group (Carli, Lara, and myself) will be using will be verma-composting. we will be using red worms, the bacteria inside of the worms, and possibly soldier fly larvae. We plan on using 5 gallon buckets from home depot to house to worms. The buckets will have holes in the sides to allow for oxygen to flow through the buckets. The buckets will contain one part grit or soil to aid in digestion of food for the worms, and 2 parts bedding, which includes newspaper, used peat containers, and dead leaves. Basically anything that contains gratuitous amounts of carbon. The finished compost will be stored inside of the blue and green containers on the floor.

The reason for our use of this method is our limited space. This method used for my apartment takes into account how much raw organic material circulates throughout the apartment. (4 people live here) This method used requires a lot of food, around one pound of organic material per day for two pounds or worms. Given the constant circulation of food this shouldn't be a problem.

There are a few drawbacks to this method of composting. One problem with this method that I can see would be the population growth of the worms that said I guess I could move some off the worms prematurely into the containers for the compost to keep the population under control. Another drawback would be the meticulous process of sifting the worms out of the finished compost and using the compost for soil. Would it be possible to use a few worms in the soil where the plants are transplanted in order airiate the soil? Any amendments?