as Cheech would say, 'but its GOOD sh1t, man'
On a serious note, Indiana is very fertile, but unfortunately I was never able to grow anything but 'that stuff'. Here in England, the growing season is too short, and fresh produce is just too readily available from all over the EU to bother with trying to grow anything. Besides, the back garden is way too small.
A question, however, your veiws on composting and using a closed system to generate methane? Garbage is, I think, the ultimate renewable natural resource, and I wish composting could be done on a larger scale. I did compost in Indiana, and once I got it going, I was actually producing my own 'garden soil', as good as 'Black Magic' or any other commercial potting soil.