Composting: Resources for Gardeners

Yes, really, everyone. From a tiny studio apartment to the largest McMansion, you can compost. Even if you have to take your stuff to a local community garden's compost bin! Here's a one-stop guide to all the resources you need to start home and garden composting, from a worm bin under the kitchen sink, through the black plastic composters which are great for small yards, to the multi-bin homemade systems for large working gardens.

Picture: my previous garden composting setup under an old pear tree: two large open bins built from free pallets, a black plastic bin that came from the older setup when I lived in the city, a sifter hanging from the tree, and an old bathtub underneath the sifter to catch the beautiful stuff. Rubbermaid bins hold stuff that won't compost and is headed for the dump, and stuff to go from the sifter back into the main bins to rot some more. Not pretty, but it didn't need to be, and boy did it produce plenty of compost!