When we polled our community, we found that 83 percent of you who don’t compost would like to start—so we’re here to help! Whether you’re looking for a way to reduce your carbon footprint, create nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden, or simply stop your trash from smelling, composting is the way to go. When you start composting, all your kitchen scraps, grass trimmings, and fall leaves will be transformed into rich, beneficial soil, and the best part is that it doesn’t require much effort on your part—you mostly just mix it all together and wait! Plus, with the advent of bins that fit in your kitchen (like, ahem, the new Five Two compost bin , it’s easier than ever before to get started. However, I’ll be the first to admit that composting can be intimidating to beginners. I myself had no idea what I was doing at first, and I found myself peering into my compost bin several times a week, asking myself, “Is it working? How do I even know if it’s working?” To assuage my worries and g...