The bloody, urine-soaked, poop-filled history of compost

Or: a collection of compost mentions that I keep in an always-open Google Doc, accompanied by a request for memes.

Building a three-bin compost system, introducing: paid subscriptions!, and more

The Rot in Dwell Magazine, reader questions, compost art(!), other things

Thinking a different way about our waste

And why that means you should start composting, now.

Compost tea (it's not for drinking)

How you can stretch the yield of your compost even further, plus make your plants + soil happy.

How to compost, a guide for absolute beginners

As this newsletter grows in readership (thank you!), more and more people are asking me for the “101” of home composting. Here it is.

All your "dumb" reader questions, answered

Spoiler: None of you are actually dumb. Also, it's only some of your questions.

A gentle meditation on compost, love, and grief.

An uncommonly reflective (perhaps melancholy?) missive.

"What makes soil good?"

This week, soil expert and all-around-badass Andie Marsh steps in to school us on how dirt works.

How to build a compost anywhere (kind of)

Plus: what I really think of the Lomi Home Composter

Why does my compost get hot?

One reader's BURNING question receives a FIERY response in this week's edition of The Rot.

Why you should pee on your compost

And other gross things you can add to your pile, because it's fun and we all embrace being disgusting animals (right?).