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!

Friday, 17 November 2023

Crafts with a friend

Had a lovely couple of days recently with a friend visiting, we spent a day crafting and made Mosaics and Folk Art wooden plaques, as well as glass painting tea light holders and using various different makes of acrylic pens to decorate wood cookies made from trees grown in Moors Wood (my woodland)

These are my Mosaic and Folk Art wooden plaque kits from Cosy Craft Club.

Friday, 3 November 2023

Curled up in the warm

Whilst not getting battered by the storm, it is rather cold, wet and windy here, so fire lit and I'm ensconced on one sofa, with both cats curled up on the other one.

Hope all of you are safe and dry.