I tried composting on my own a few years ago. It started out well, and I got my neighbors (all family) to bring stuff over to contribute. About halfway in I started noticing a horrific smell and maggots. My grandmother had decided to use it as a place to put her food scraps and leftovers.
Down the road, I'd like to try my hand at composting with worms.
our attempt at composting with worms was very, very amateur. but it worked really, REALLY well. we did, however, put everything through the food processor before adding it to the container, just to speed up the process. but other than that, it took practically no effort and the result was pretty awesome.