Too Much Air Dries Compost

When we compost high energy wastes like food waste, the compost dries quickly. Its a tricky balance - we can optimize the compost process, which then includes managing the moisture and mixing the material. Or we can provide less air, have a less efficient process, risk a lower pH in the compost, and risk potential odor. We have a choice, depending on how efficient we would like our compost to be!