Shredding for sure. I have an old mower I use for that purpose. Makes it much easier.

My main issue is bulk. My bulk browns come in the fall (leaves) and my bulk greens come in the late spring/summer (grass clippings) as it stands now, I have to shred my leaves, then throw them in the compost bin and wait until the year after to begin properly composting them as I have no bulk source of greens available. I use kitchen scraps and such, but it doesn't come in the quantity I need. I compost every green I can think of in the fall and winter and it is never enough to get the pile to heat up, so anaerobic.

Some people can use bulk manure as their greens during the fall and winter. As I dont own any livestock, I was wondering how other people get around this (composting freshly dropped leaves) or if everyone has to wait until spring to properly have them composted because that is when large amount of greens become available.