my garden looks like the compost pile escaped

If you drove past my house right now, you'd swear my compost piles broke loose and scattered themselves across the garden. Spent fava bean plants lie in heaps on an empty bed. Rhubarb leaves slump over their crowns like soggy umbrellas. The strawberry patch is slowly melting into a brown, crunchy blanket. I know, it looks like I quit halfway through cleanup—but that mess is doing a LOT of work. Bare soil takes a beating over winter and if you don't cover it with something, nature does the job...