{"id":625088,"date":"2020-05-21T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=625088"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:19:33","slug":"how-to-compost-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-compost-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"I Started Composting at Home\u2014Here’s What Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may not believe it, but 1.3 tons of food are wasted around the world each year, with fruits and vegetables going to waste the most. For any member of the \"clean plate club,\" that's a serious disappointment! I love the thought of composting because it's good for the Earth, but it's also a smart way to turn smelly food scraps into organic nutrient-rich soil, either for planting produce or flowers.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Composting for the First Time<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nYou can actually compost so much more than just<\/em> fruits and veggies! There were so many things I didn't know about before I got started. I used these guidelines:\r\n

What Can You Compost?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n