The Compost Bin

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!

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

If anyone is interested in The Harcombe Diet ...

If anyone is interested in The Harcombe Diet then you can hear my story on how I lost 7 stone in 7 months by following the link to my Febuary radio interview, on this website. I have now lost 9 1/2 stone since June 27th 2014 following this way of eating. I am going to set up a Harcombe Diet club locally soon - please let me know if you are interested smile emoticon

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Good wishes please for Astrid Hen

Good wishes please for Astrid Hen, a new member of the henny family who is v young and came to us as a result of sadly losing her v old henny flock and being left the "last hen standing" She is v poorly and egg bound and tonight is critical frown emoticon

Sunday, 20 September 2015

THD Conference

Had the most fabulous time at The Harcombe Conference on Saturday in Birmingham. Dr Malcolm Kendrick, Dr Aseem Malhotra, Kevin Downey and Zoe Harcombe were the speakers and all of what they had to say was inspiring and amazing. Google them to find out more but I am committed to eating low carb and real food with the fat on it even more as a result. The info on the damage lack of cholesterol does to the human body, in particular, is really frightening

Given the statins and dietary advice we have all given over the years it was hard (but great) to listen to.

Jesus f**king Christ. The NHS are SO WRONG!

Had the enormous privilege of listening to Dr Kendrick on Saturday at The Harcombe Diet Conference in Birmingham. Please do have a listen - it may well astonish you and change the way you eat.

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

lost Seramas?

Thought I had lost 2 Serama hens to something on locking them up - no Millie, no Mollie frown emoticon Did all the rounds and locked up, no Millie, no Molly. frown emoticonchecked all the Serama runs and houses (8 of them, now!)

but then had a hunch - went to Big Hens house again and looked in and lo ! there they were smile emoticon Cwched up in a nest box together smile emoticon No idea why they went in there well before dusk ...
Chickens, huh?

Monday, 14 September 2015

Jackie Morris and Ffion Rees at blue ginger gallery

At blue-ginger gallery listening to Jackie Morris and Ffion Rees talking about Queen of the Skies Hiss the Peregrine. Fabulous event. Wonderful book

They were fabulous, simply wonderful to sit and listen to them talk - a real privilege. Had such a fabulous evening out tonight at blue-ginger gallery in Cradley. Thank you Sue Lim and the rest of the team

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Jackie Morris and Ffion Rees were wonderful smile emoticon Such a joy to be in the audience and listen to them talk about Hiss the Peregrine ( the subject, with Ffion, of Queen of the Sky) and then, after some delicious food Jackie talked about her newest book The Wild Swans.

I cried during both of the talks. Please, buy the books as they are wonderful smile emoticon

They were fabulous, simply wonderful to sit and listen to them talk - a real priveligesmile emoticon