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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 11 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 used to be a Research Scientist, but that was many years ago. I now work as a freelance environmental educator/writer/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 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!

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

We had two of CG's friends over for the day, today, so they all played in the woods all morning.   yay for Free Range children!

CM made us all yummy pizza and I made us yummy soup for our lunch, then went to look at the Oats being Combined, over the road, which entertained the children no end, they then watched my DVD of "Tales from the green valley" about a 16th C farm year and saw how it would have been done 400 years age...

We then made some crafty things with torn up bits of magazines, they watched a film while I prepared chutney ingredients and CM made yummy Almond Cookies. Which were scoffed by the ravening children at afternoon tea time along with home made bread, butter and assorted jams ...

After the friends had gone home CG and I had a lovely hour doing embroidery, she has not tried this before and has already started on a very good sampler and was most pleased by the whole process.

I have now (just!) finished potting the chutney, and have just emptied the dehydrator for today.
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