What if you could save money, grow a wildly productive garden, use less water and cut back on adding waste to the landfill â all while nature does most of the heavy lifting? Those are just some of the many benefits to home composting. Your compost system can be as simple or elaborate as you want â from a pile to a bin to a tumbler to squiggling vermicomposting â and will provide the lynchpin to successful gardening. Composting can be done indoors or outside. Adhering to a few simple rules will have you making âblack goldâ before the snow flies. âItâs no more complicated than emptying a trash can,â says Greg Snader of Manheim Township, a longtime composter and gardening enthusiast. âItâs an easy, low-tech way to address food waste.â