Patent ID: 7998728

Claim:
A vermicomposter comprising: a base; a worm ladder member, at least one stacking tray; and a light-tight air-permeable lid, wherein said base, said worm ladder member, said at least one stacking tray, and said light-tight air-permeable lid all have a horizontal cross-sectional shape similar to each other, wherein a bottom of said at least one stacking tray is disposed within a top of said base; a top of said at least one stacking tray is disposed within a bottom of said light-tight air permeable lid; and said worm ladder member is disposed within the top of said base and in between said base and said at least one stacking tray, wherein said worm ladder member comprises: a horizontal flange, a void area, and at least one inclined plane connecting the horizontal flange and the void area.