Hey Brindie -
I've been worm composting for many years, long before I started growing MJ. Most county extension serivces offer a very inexpensive worm bin that will last most of your life time. I've had one made of wood and a tier'd one of black plastic. When I lived in a big city the city offered a great deal on both compost bins and worm bins. They were interested in lowering the amount of garbage they had to pick up but also encouraging organic growing. I called the local "garbage people" and purchased a great compost bin for $45. that was sold at Smith & Hawkins for $125. Can't find a better deal than that and I'm still using it.
They are surprisingly odor free, and some people even have one under their sink for kitchen scraps.
Your homemade version is really cool Brindie.
In my use, all kitchen scraps (no meat or fat) go into my worm bin. Those red wigglers would eat that stuff up so fast that I never had a full bin. (mine was 18"W x 36"L x 15" Deep and made of plywood) Once I kept a bin for over 9 years and all I did was add to it, and once a year I'd use about 2/3 of it in my garden.
Seems to me that any organic grower would want to take advantage of using all those kitchen scraps.
Hey Sticky - the kind you are using is similar to the one offered by my garbage people. I liked being able to draw off the "tea" for watering house plants.
Hey Brindie - Once you have your worms acclimated to their new home, you can get rid of that cardboard. Just add the kitchen scraps and the worms will take care of it. It doesn't matter if you cover it or bury it or move the food scraps from place to place.
No need to do it once a week, just throw the stuff in there when ever you have it. It's a very very low maintenance thing.
Also if you want reach your goal of having a bin full every 2 months, you better start asking restaurants for their veggie scraps or you better have a huge family of people you're cooking for.
Peace -
Outdoors