Nice post.

There are several sites that sell composting starter kits and worms. I would avoid these. Imported composters and worms can have devasting effects on the native enviroment. Notably, there were few worms in North America. European settlers imported European worms. The worms had devastating effects on native species.

I think it is best for people to use composters from the local area. To start my mulch pile, I walked into a local wilderness area that was in the same drainage as my garden. I filled a little jar from an area that was composting well. I nurtured what I hope would have a higher percent of native composters. My compost looks a little more like the type of compost I find in the mountains.

!hivebits