Compost Posts--The Final Chapter

I finally received my bin from Community Compost; it is not as big as I thought. I also received a list of items that are to be included/excluded from my compost bin. I am supposed to fill my compost with raw fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags, coffee grounds, and yard trimmings. I was surprised to find out that I am not to put cooked food scraps in my compost, nor I am I to put bones in there. When I found out that cooked food is not allowed in my compost I was a little bit disappointed. I do not understand the science of compost, but I will defer to the experts at Community Compost. The news is not all bad; I was able to convince my landlord to split the cost of the 6-month subscription to the service. This was in part because he was interested in composting his yard trimmings, but also in part because we will share the garden in which the organic topsoil will be utilized. My landlord has told me that in the next week or two we will begin preparing the backyard garden. I possibly forgot to mention that the home in which I live is new, and has never had a garden. Therefore, we need to do some foundational work. My landlord and I will cooperate on this aspect of the garden. Then at some point in the near future we will put down the composted topsoil and begin to garden. I am ready.

-Mario