OK, that really isn’t the question. The questions are more along the lines of:
How do I create a compost pile?
What system would work best for me (there are systems?)
Where do I put it? (Ahem, does it smell???)
How long does it take before a pile is composted?
Do YOU compost? Load me up me links, advice, your experiences, etc. I am so not green. I’m not overly proud of this, but I’m not so good at change either. It has to be easy & not time consuming or I’ll just end up not doing it. And to be perfectly honest with you, I’m not even entirely sure what green is all about – I know some things, but not extensively, not all the way you can be green. That may be another post. For now, help a girl out with this composting thing. If you wanna just come over and do it for me, by all means you are welcome. Or just point me in the right direction.
Don’t you just LOVE when your post disappears?? Ugh! Not sure why only the first line stayed and the rest vanished, but it is back now. I think. 
UPDATE: I’ll add related links here as I start my search!!
Gardening 101: Compost Doesn’t Happen {BlogHer}
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We compost, although not using the method described in the following book.
http://www.amazon.com/Worms-Eat-My-Garbage-Composting/dp/0942256107
This is one resource and one method. I’ll look for more.
What do we do? We put all the scraps in a bucket and take it out daily or every other day and dump it in a portion of our garden, cover it with dirt.
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I’m a casual “greener”. That translates into I believe conservation and recycling is a worthwhile thing and if it’s fairly easy & convenient I will do it, but if it makes a big impact on my life it ain’t happening. I firmly believe this planet was here long before people and will be here long after people.
As for composting, I have a huge yard so when I do major yard clean up I sometimes compost. I’ve found that composting takes on many different auras based on where you live. Since it’s pretty hot year round here, composting is easy for me. Somewhere out in the far back I make a huge mountain of all the compostable stuff – leaves, small twigs, dead plants, vegetable garden leftovers (do not include diseased or plants with *bad* bugs). Then I have to add water a couple times a week and turn it over with a pitch fork (not so easy if I’ve made too big of mountain). About 3 weeks later it’s all dirt. The hardest part is if I don’t spread the dirt out right away I end up with hills all over my back yard.
Best source of info: check with your university master gardener program. Here they give lectures on composting and you can buy a small composting bin for $40. THAT makes it easy to compost small yard waste and green scraps from kitchen.
I do compost actually. Kinda obsessively. Let me just say, my composting began with my husband saying “why is there garbage in the freezer?” I freeze my compost, drive it upstate to our fixer upper and compost it there in a pile. Have actually considered the whole worm thing…putting a bucket under the sink and letting the worms do their jobs. But I am terrified they’d escape! Though I guess they wouldn’t get too far! Not the quickest creepers.
Good luck on your own composting! I think getting a composter from somewhere like The Gardeners Supply Company (www.gardeners.com)
is a great way to start!
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when we lived in the other house ( landlords house next 2 us) they had one and it was put behind the shed right out side my bedroom window…..for the longest time I could not figure out what the smell was if the window was open (hubby finally told me =) ) they had a big circle container and put everyrhig food wise that they didn’t use like when they cut there veggies up the end went in……but that’s about all I know