Compost Jackpot - Leaves and Worms

The Wurms have arrived!

The business across the street has been piling up their leaves for years.  Having just gained a wheelbarrow, I finally have dug deep into harvesting this resource.

Tonight I only gathered for about an hour, yet I still got three wheelbarrows of leaves in various states.  One wheelbarrow full had a majority of duff (decomposed leaves), which I put near my woodchip pile to be classified to go on top of my crops.  

The other two wheelbarrow fulls went onto my walking paths, so that I will break it down during the season a bit more.  This is where I toss my chop and drop as well, so that both footsteps and sun break it down.  

The real find was that there is a prevalence of worms in the pile that I started pulling off when I would see them. I am not sure the value, but it is perhaps twenty dollars of worms.  

The vermiculture bin begins.

Fun part about this year, is that I have 3d printed a number of items for fishing.  It would be satisfying to grow bait and catch fish on fishing equipment that I made.  

Not sure what type of works these are, but perhaps red wigglers?

Love it, what a score!
Most of the "soil" in my beds is made up of decayed leaves.
I compost them overwinter,right on the top of last years soil and the worms love it.

The best part is that I have barely started pulling from the edges.  There is maybe 90 percent left.  

I was going to purchase some worms, but no reason to do that anymore.