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Welcome to The Compost Bin, which contains my musings on my life and things which interest me.

I live in Herefordshire with my husband and daughter; we have 4 acres of land which contains a woodland, polytunnel, small orchard, garden and veg plot. We grow our own organic produce and make lots of cider, wine, jam and chutney. We also make a lot of compost. We share our lives with 12 Chickens, 3 Cats, 3 Guinea Pigs and assorted wildlife. We try our best to live a more self reliant lifestyle, growing and making and fixing and mending and re-using and re-cycling stuff, if we can.

I now work as a freelance environmental educator/forest school leader and community artist; I also spend a lot of time volunteering as a Master Composter and Master Gardener, helping people make compost and grow veg at home or at school. I used to be a Research Scientist, but that was many years ago.

I started blogging because I love to write about the things which interest me. Whether it's something I have done in the garden, an article for a magazine, a review of websites or equipment I use, a training course I have attended or "just" my daily routine - I love to write.

I hope you find something to interest you in The Compost Bin - remember to click on the photos to make them full size!

Friday, 22 August 2008

Good things

Good things for yesterday and today!


1 Yesterday we went and got 2 new hens Rhode Rocks, very pretty and sweet

2 Thank you Compostman for going along with my desire for more hens!




3 We moved some more logs into the wood to finish off the Log circle around the fire pit in the wood.




4 IT STOPPED RAINING yesterday and we had a SUNSET!












5 IT WAS SUNNY TODAY!
6 I managed ( finally! after 3 weeks! ) to mow the lawns!

(Compostwoman does a tired but merry jig around the computer)

7 Kittens have learnt to use the outer cat flap today and have been running in and out, playing all day...but they STILL come to see us for cuddles regularly which is good.

8 I got a load of cardboard sheets and a kettle from Freecycle. The kettle is a bit grungy but will clean up and is for use on the open fire when we are in the wood
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4 comments:

  1. Ahhh more chooks. We're down to 2 but still thinking of getting a couple of bovan nera or bluebell hybrids followed by a couple of ex-batts. Just developed an irrational fear of vet bills though, so am stalling!

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  2. We've got 2 more too - old ones from friends who are away alot over the next few weeks and thought it was easier to give us their hens than for us to go over every day to feed them. So from zero hens in May we are now up to 20 mixed hens and cockerels (+ 5 turkeys). This poultry keeping lark is addictive!

    Rosie x

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  3. Hi there, any idea how I can dry my chillies, other than a dehydrator? They are still green...

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  4. Hello all!

    SoL...I don't know how you would dry chiilis other than stringing them and letting them dry in the sun..( what's that I hear you cry!!)


    L@SS Hmmn the new hens are being mercilestly pecked by the top two bad girls Attila and Genghis Hen

    Rosie...I am really hoping the Silver Dorking chicks hatch!!!

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