WORM FARMING - Getting Started Choose a site which is sheltered from sun, wind and rain. Carports or sheltered porches are ideal. Use a layer of bedding first – eg, hay/ coconut fibre/ shredded cardboard/paper. Bedding should be damp and porous. Food can then be added. You can cover food scraps with damp newspaper or cardboard to limit flies and odour. Worms eat about their own weight every day: 250g of worms will eat about 250g of waste. Worms need air but not light (worms are photophobic).