Its my belief that there is more than one way, to best build soil, and I will point out compost, in particular.I have been composting for over 30 Yrs., and have tried many ways to make vegitation break down, and have found that I can't tell witch way is best.
I have turned the pile, from one side to another, I have vented the pile, watered the pile.I have introduced earth worms, witch meant that you try not to heat the pile, and actually I believe it best that the worms do the composting, and you keep where animals scattered the mulch, by putting it back on the pile, and in my opinion, that works best.When I mulch the yard scraps, I leave them next to the pit, and when the worms start on the bottom of the fresh chippings, I add them to the pile.Now that I'm aquiring "high milledge", I prefer the simple, let the worms do the work method. Mike