Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and…kitchen scraps? Yes, indeed! Locals: You can recycle kitchen waste into your green bins with yard trimmings. This waste is turned into compost used for ag and landscaping. We know this is a good thing, but why? Tulare-Kings County Master Gardener Nancy Hawkins shares the whys and hows of composting.