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!


"How to" guides

Gardening - Composting

 How I make compost

Why I make compost.

Aminopyralid contamination 
Aminopyralid (2)
Update on Aminopyralid contamination of crops.
An update on the contaminated manure issue.

 Gardening - Growing

 Starting Tomatoes, Peppers and Aubergine seeds (Feb) 

How I prick out and pot on my tomato plants.  

Starting Parsnip seeds (Feb)

Growing Beans

Growing Potatoes in bags

 Growing Potatoes and Jerusalem Artichokes

 Growing Watercress

 Things to be doing in Dec/Jan

Things to be doing in Feb

 Things to be doing in March

 Things to be doing  in the veg garden March

 Things to be doing in April

 Things to be doing in May

 Things to be doing in June 

 Seeds I sow

 How I grow in the polytunnel 
Tidying the Polytunnel

Grow Basil from cuttings (1)
Unexpected basil cuttings

Chicken keeping

Cleaning out an Eglu 

 Detering Rats

 Cleaning out the chicken run 

 Control of Squirrels and Rats 

 Integrating new hens with existing flock

Egg eating problems

 Feather pecking 

 Winter egglaying

General chicken stuff

Worming routines

Dealing with wounds from fighting.

Dealing with a would be broody hen


Household

 Pumpkins, what to do with them.

 Pumpkin soup

 Making Chutney

 Making Damson Vodka

Making Yoghurt

 Making Cider 2010

 Decanting cider.

 Removing labels

 Drying clothes indoors


Crafts

 Crafty things to do with leaves.

 Salt dough crafts

 Making handmade paper

 Making skin care products with essential oils

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