These foods have a very low risk of harmful bacteria contamination and will not hurt your worms by poisoning them or over feeding them. Your castings my not have as good of a nutrient content, however this is a good place to start.
Cardboard
Newspaper
Copy paper
Paperboard
Duplicate paper
Phone books
Envelopes
Junk mail
Paper Towels
Facial tissue
Towel/toilet paper rolls
100% cotton cloths
Leaves
Branches
Wood chips
Tomato plants
Lettuce Plants
Plants
Mellon Plants
Spinach Plants
Radish tops
Carrot tops
Potato tops
Flowers
Bread
Potato chips
Salad
rind
Cantaloupe rind
Apple peels
Cooked vegetables
Dryer lint
Vacuum bags
Animal hair
Human hair
Coffee grounds
Coffee filters
Candy
Jack-O-Lanterns
Q-Tips (paper sticks)
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The primary problems with these foods are the possibility of weed seeds or growth of plants and heating your worm bins above worms comfort range or even killing worms. -composting helps reduce these problems and knowing your worm bin. Give yourself a year of worm farming before you try these feeds. Magazines
Color print (adds)
Raw Vegetables
Spicy peppers ()
Bell peppers
Onion
Garlic (fresh cloves)
Grass
Alfalfa Hay
Straw
Corn powder
Cow Manure
Apple cores
Orange peels
Grapefruit peels
Citrus fruits
Weeds
Old potting soil
House plant clippings
Clover
Oats
Barley
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These foods require a lot of attention and knowledge about decay rates and worms. Problems with these foods range from just killing worms to poisoning the foods grown from castings. Harmful bacteria are abundant and chemicals abound. Do not even attempt these feeds unless you are an expert, are not near a residential property and can control where the castings are used!
Dog manure
Cat litter
Horse manure
Bird droppings
Sheep manure
Turkey manure
Chicken manure
Human feces (poop)
Meat (cooked or raw)
Eggs
Dairy products
Sewer sludge
Septic sludge
MSW (municipal solid waste)
Crop residue
Medical waste
Urine
Any chemicals
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