We have Worms

Well I figured after about a month it was time to share with the world my vermiculture experience.  About a month ago the Eggers' attended the Mother Earth News Fair in Western PA.  One of the lectures that Mackenson and I went to was about Vermiculture or the culture of worms.  Composting through vermiculture seems like a good idea considering the end result of the compost being absolutely incredible with vermicompost being much higher in soil nutrient than regular compost.  Mackenson and I were both stoked about this prospect.  Mackenson was more excited that mom and sister are both vermiphobes and he is not and myself being excited that our food waste can be turned into something very useful in a fraction of a time of regular the composting process.  Macky continually uses talk of worms to gross out the girls in the house and I use it as a teaching point for the kids illustrating how food waste is turned into worm poop dirt.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

I started out building a bin out of a rubber-maid tote based roughly on a design I had seen at the Mother Earth News Fair in mid-August.  I drilled some holes in the lower sides large enough for some 3/4" PVC pipe to fit through each about 1/3 of the way in from the sides.  Two pieces of pipe were cut slightly longer than the width of the bin.  In these two pieces I drilled many (and I do mean many) very small holes through the pipes.  The pipes were then placed width-wise though holes in the bin.  Caps were placed on the end of each pipe with similar holes drilled through the caps.  All of this was done to increase airflow though the system.  About 12  3/8" holes were drilled in the center of the container lid in a circular pattern.
I stacked the bin with enough dry shredded paper to fill the bin completely then added about 2 cups of water to wet down the paper.  I then added a few vegetable scraps in one corner and bought some "red wigglers" from the local pet-smart.  The next day I joined a worm forum.
Luckily a fellow vermiculturist (thanks Brenda) I was able to get additional worms, some starter vermicompost and some good advice.
PROGRESS:

Its been about a month now, and my population seems to already be exploding as there seems to be a plethora (love that word) of worms now.  I was feeding once or twice a week, now it seems like I can not keep enough food in front of these critters.  Additionally I have noticed more worms congregating along the sides of the bin near the lid.  Luckily escape is difficult from my system due to design, but this is still a concern.  I have noticed that there is more condensation on the lid than in the past and I think this may be the reason for the current worm protests as perhaps moisture levels are becoming too great.  I will add more dry shredded material in the next day or two to see if this remedies the problem.  I am also considering starting a second bin in the next week or so.
That is all for now in the adventure.