Home Composting Notes

Home composting is an integral part of my gardening activity; I recommend it highly for everyone, gardener or not.  I see responsible recycling in its many forms as a serious public duty, and I believe composting, whether by the individual or by the community, as, in the long term, the most important type of recycling.  It’s more than a means of conserving resources and reducing costs—it’s a process that can significantly narrow the growing gap between nature’s small surplus and humankind’s large deficit in processes impacting our collective ability to feed ourselves.  It is the only method through which many millions of tons of organic matter per year may be safely and economically returned to the soil that forms the basis of our of our most basic livelihood.

Please take a few moments to review a recent compilation of my composting notes by clicking on METHODS & MATERIALS here or above.  I hope you’ll forgive my excessive “salesmanship” on this topic—it’s obviously one about which I feel very strongly.  I’ve included some basics on the process, a few photos, and some pointers on how to make high-quality compost suitable for use in an organic home food garden; and I’ve listed a few suggestions for further reading.  I don’t claim to be an “expert,” but my results are improving with experience.