Longing for a spacious backyard

Albeit, I am not the only person in the world that longs to have a spacious backyard. A nice backyard to where I can plant vegetables and flowering plant. And have ample space to put a compost tumbler and have my own compost. Our apartment is not that big but enough to fit the three of us. It's kind of a waste throwing those rotten fruits and banana peel when I can make use of those stuff to make a compost. This is like recycling the bio-degradable, paper and plastic.

Here in the US, some people has their own compost at their backyard though, especially the older people. They made their own compost pit and other uses a tumbler. I think the tumbler is more convenient and portable too.

How about you? Do you recycle? Do you make your own compost?