Part of that survival means creating a sustainable farm that makes good use of compost.

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you might add anXP multiplierby reading specializedCarpentry booksfound on shelves.

A screenshot from Project Zomboid showing a compost bin with different foods next to it like butter, milk, ice cream, sausage, other meats, and more. There’s also a player in jeans and a red plaid shirt.

Once your Carpentry level is high enough, you’ll need tofind five wooden planks and four nails.

you’re free to alsofind these resources in constructionor maintenance areas.

Obtaining planks through disassembling furniture isn’t consistently reliable.

Split image of Project Zomboid player dismantling a tv and hitting a zomboid

To place the composter, you need tohold the supplies and left-smack the optionthrough the Carpentry menu.

How To Use A Composter

Project Zomboidtries to make using the composter as simple as possible.

All you have to do isdrag any unwanted food or foraged itemsfrom your inventory directlyinto the open containerscreen.

A screenshot from Project Zomboid showing the drop down crafting menus for Carpentry, showing the furniture tab and then composter

For this reason, it’s wise tostart with foraged foods.

By default, Rotten food inside the Composter willtake two weeks to turn into compost.

It will ‘disappear’ from the inventory and begin to fill the box, raising the percentage.

A screenshot from Project Zomboid showing a Composter placed on the ground, empty, with the player’s inventory open next to the composter inventory

Thetime it takes to compost can be lowered or raisedwhen generating a Custom Sandbox worldunder the ‘Nature’ tab.

You cancheck the level of compostat any time byright-clicking the Composterwhile you’re standing next to it.

To survive the apocalypse, you’ll need to learn skills and learn them fast.

A screenshot from Project Zomboid showing a compost bin full of different fruits and meats, with “Chicken (Rotten Cooked)” highlighted

A screenshot from Project Zomboid showing the Composter details expanded, with a 0 percent compost level

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