Benefits of Composting
Composting is one of the most powerful and accessible acts of environmental care we can practice. Every day, we take from the soil. We eat plants that grew from it. We step on it, build over it, till into it and ask it to give more and more. But how often do we give back?
Creating compost is the only true gift we can offer the earth in return.
Why Compost?
At its core, composting is a way to recycle organic matter like food scraps, leaves, and garden detritus into rich, fertile soil. This “black gold” can then be returned to your garden beds, forest edges, or community green spaces. It helps cultivated plants grow stronger and keeps nutrients cycling through the land. But the benefits go beyond the garden.
Composting Heals the Soil.
Globally, the greatest environmental issue we face may not be what you expect. It’s not just climate change. It’s soil loss. Around 780,000 tons of topsoil wash into the ocean every single year. That’s millions of acres of healthy ground stripped away by erosion, habitat fragmentation, pollution, and poor land care. Rampant construction and factory farm practices are some of the key causes. Healthy soil holds water; stores carbon and feeds the web of life—from microbes to mammals. Without it, we lose biodiversity, food security, and climate resilience.
A Daily Act of Stewardship
Composting is easy to start. You don’t need fancy bins or expensive systems. Just collect your kitchen scraps—fruit peels, vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds—and mix them with dry leaves or shredded paper. In time, nature does the rest. Certainly, each time you compost, you’re saying: “I see the damage, and I want to be part of the recovery.” It’s a daily love gift—a humble, hopeful offering to the land that supports us.
The Earth Needs You
Altogether, we’ve been careless stewards of the land for a couple generations. But we can change. Experience the benefits of composting and start small, basically with one banana peel. One year’s worth of leaves that you finally decide to let stay in your yard to biodegrade in place.
After all, composting is simple, beautiful, and free. And it might be the most important thing you can do this year.
