Creating compost in a clay pot at home - Purely organic

With the birth of my child, I decided that I would give him a chance to atleast consume some food that is home grown, rather than the fertilizer and pesticide grown food that we get in our supermarkets. Even material that is marked organic, sometimes gets into controversy about whether it is indeed truly organic or not, or there is some chemical that has been added. It would take time to learn, but unless one starts the learning process, it is not possible to get some expertise in how to actually do a good job in the limitations that one experiences while growing food at home. There is an extraordinary amount of material available online in how to grow food at home, even with constraints and all, and in an organic manner. There is effort involved; I would say that it typically does not come cheaper than the food you can buy outside, but you have the satisfaction that there is some stuff you are eating that is grown fully organically (and of course, you will treasure this only when you actually realize the value of consuming organic food).
One of the components of growing foot at home relates to fertilizers. You can easily get commercial fertilizers from the market, but then you are going against the organic process. You can buy compost outside, which makes it organic, and this compost is essential for your parts. At the same time, you can make your own compost at home; there is no rocket science involved - nature does it all the time, but it does take time and effort. As I said, there is nothing difficult whatsover, but you have to know how to do it and be patient.
There are numerous ways of making compost, and I would be loath to recommend one way or the other. If you are already making compost using compost pits, or in leaf composters, or other such methods, well and good. If you are not already making compost yourself, then using clay pots is simple. You can get large clay pots (not the glazed ones, since they are impervious) that are porous and let air and water pass through its many small holes. Get one that has a hole in the bottom.

Filling up the clay pot with waste and shredded cardboard / More photos / Get a print

If you already have some compost with you, it can speed up the process. If you have access to dry leaves, it helps. If you have paper or cardboard (not the laminated or colored ones, but instead the brown corrugated ones), it works. You can shred them to small pieces. So what do you need to do ?
Use the kitchen waste (peelings, and other waste from the kitchen); I also use cooked leftovers (but not meat based, and not ones that have a lot of butter / oil / cheese in them). Start with making an inch thick layer of compost at the bottom of the clay pot, add a 1-2 inch layer of food waste (it helps if you break up the waste into smaller pieces) and add some shredded paper / cardboard. Repeat these layers. Every few days, use a stick or some similar tool and turn the mixture to ensure that air gets into the composting mixture.

Covering the composting pot with paper to prevent insects and flies / More photos / Get a print

Waste getting broken down, composting process underway / More Photos / Get a print

Compost used a mixture of nitrogen and carbon, and you need to get the mixture somewhat optimized and you can read about it, but a lot of it actually comes from experience. Nitrogen comes from the pulpy waste, while the cardboard / paper / dry leaves provide the carbon. The previous compost provides the microbes and insects that jump start the composting process. If everything goes right, within a few weeks or a 3-4 months, you will get your waste having got converted into compost, gold for your plants.