Compost in the Garden does wonderful job to the plants we grow. The need for it is for healthy purposes as well as for the environment. Soil from the compost is a natural phenomenon of nature at its best. It's a science of its own. Use of fertilizer to grow food is harmful to our well being., as well as to the environment. Combination of chemicals to hasten growth of plants detrimental to the soil and stays long in the soil before evaporation takes place.