I live in Massachusetts and take the most lazy route for composting because I have space. I just rake up all the leaves in the fall into a giant pile near my compost and all year long I just layer leaves and greens. Once a year I start a new pile and occasionally I'll turn the piles. Otherwise i let worms and critters do their jobs! I'm setup as a host on ShareWaste and have other families bring their compostable junk to me so my piles are substantial.