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Everyone knows that composting your fruit and vegetable scraps and other biological material is much better than sending those scraps to the city dump, where they would turn into methane gas. But one thing people usually don't consider when starting a compost pile is how long it will take to turn into ripe compost. Here is a simple guide to give you an idea of how long it will take, using different composting methods. 
Composting is a natural biological process, which converts wastes to rich organic humus. This process is carried
out by organisms, both microscopic and larger, including bacteria, fungi, worms and insects.
Apart from the obvious benefits that compost has in our gardens, we should all remember that the natural biological process of composting converts wastes to rich organic humus. That means it’s extremely ‘Environmentally Friendly’ and as you would know by now, we’re all about that here at BAAG.
Composting is one of nature's most spectacular and most essential processes. Without it, life would be very different, and probably not possible. It is fueled by anything and everything organic, from paper to shit, and even ourselves. Everything that has ever lived or will live is a product and source of compost. It is a never ending cycle that can be very advantageous to the self-sustainable homestead.
Composting in this article is aerobic composting. Anaerobic composting is discussed in themethane page. Both are essentially the same overall process, but involve different bacteria and methods.
