Hello and welcome to The Compost Bin. I'm Compostwoman and I live with my family in rural Herefordshire. We have nearly four acres of garden and woodland, all managed organically and to Permaculture principles, which we share with Chickens, Cats and assorted wildlife. We also grow a lot of our own food, run courses in all sorts of things and make a lot of compost!

I am a Master Composter and have spent more than a decade as a volunteer Community Compost adviser with Garden Organic and my local Council.
I'm a self employed Environmental Educator so I run workshops and events where I talk about compost, veg growing, chicken keeping, cooking, preserving and sustainable living. I also run crafts workshops and Forest School/outdoor play sessions in our wood.

We try to live a more self sufficient lifestyle here, as best we can, while still having a comfortable life and lots of fun.


To learn more about us click on the About Compostwoman tab and remember to click on the photos to make them full size!


Sunday 23 June 2013

Busy unpacking and moving and digging


STILL TIME TO ENTER THE HAMPTON COURT DRAW! ->



Well the unpacking was the latest Rocket Gardens delivery - no sooner had I got delivery #2 and 3 in the ground than #4 turned up!


You all know the drill by now I guess - a box turns up here by courier, full of organically grown plug plants, packed in layers of lovely damp hay, which I then unpack and plant on



Lots of lovely layers of lovely plants :)







which I then moved into the polytunnel, while I find somewhere to plant them out.


It must be summer - the fan is back as a fixture in the polytunnel. It is activated when the temperature reaches a set ( by me) level inside. it really helps to keep things cooler during the day. Without it temperatures can soar to far too hot.


I will do a post about the Hot Bin and Hungry Bin separately, suffice to say I have been digging them out and am very pleased with what I have taken out :)




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  1. Anonymous2 June 2014 at 10:03

    Are you able to provide an update on the Hungry Bin and how it has performed over a longer period?
    I'm thinking of getting one (from a Dutch company now that Omlet have stopped selling them) but would like to be sure that it would be suitable (I too live in Herefordshire) here.

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  2. Compostwoman2 June 2014 at 11:05

    Not much new to report Anon, it is brilliant, it eats waste, does exactly what the makers claim.

    If you want to come and look at one in action, you are welcome to come and see mine.

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