From what I gather from the little research I’ve done, worm composting involves:

1. Rip up newspaper and place it in the bin, topped off with dried leaves.
2. Add some soil and sand, then water it.
3. Add the worms.
4. Place compostable material in the bin, to a different corner each deposit.
5. When full, wait 3-4 months, stirring it occasionally.
6. When compost is done, dump it out onto a tarp or plastic sheet and leave it in the light.
7. The worms will wriggle out of the compost into the center, Then you pick them out and start again.

and with bokashi, it’s

1. Place composting material in the bin.
2. every couple of centimeters of composting material, top it with a handful of the fermenting medium.
3. When full, cover the top with the fermenting medium and leave it for 2 weeks.
4. Dump the compost out to something else, and cover it.
5. Wait a month and you’ve got compost.

So, it’s kind of 6/half dozen. And it may be that my squeamishness for handling worms is driving the bus right now, but I’m still leaning towards bokashi (along with my worry of finding half chewed and regurgitated worm presents from the cats when I get home). But I’ll think about going with you on the 15th, because composting is something I’ve been thinking about for a while now.

I registered for the city worm bin course – attending Aug 15, if there’s any chance you are interested in going that route. For the 25 you get an hour instruction, bin, worms, and worm bedding (?), plus a book on the matter. If you change your mind it would be fun to go together!

Also, no worms in my house.