Composting in your back yard... it's easy, saves you money, and produces a great amendment for your garden! Basically, composting is just collecting kitchen scraps and leaves and putting them in a pile or bin. Then Mother Nature does the work of turning it back into soil. Composting can be done with almost no effort or you can influence your final product with minimal effort. Just add equal amounts of kitchen waste and leaves from the autumn leaf drop and... compost happens!