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!


Showing posts with label blog awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog awards. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

The Compost Bin features in a list of "must reads"


I am really pleased that The Compost Bin has featured in Mainland Aggregates list of  "15 inspirational gardening blogs that you must read "

From their press release
As you know, there’s no shortage of high-quality gardening blogs online today, endless gardening inspiration, tips and techniques are available at the click of a button (quite literally). But we decided to separate the ones that are good with the ones that are truly great.   Whether you’re a part of the garden blogging culture and everything that surrounds it or simply one who likes be inspired and connect with these people, these blogs will give you the resource, tips and insight to create, educate and inspire you when looking for new ideas for your garden.   Here we present our 15 inspirational gardening blogs that you must read (no pressure though). 


And I get a badge to put on the blog :) Thank you so much Mainland Aggregates  :) There are some really good blogs in the list - many of whom I already follow. Nice to be listed with friends :)

Saturday, 23 February 2013

Blogging awards and 7 things you may not know about me...


Thanks to Lucy over at The Smallest Smallholding. I have two lovely new blogging awards :-)
(Sorry it has taken me so long to post about it, though)


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So now, I need to play along with the following rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated you.
Thank you Lucy :-)

2. Add The One Lovely Blog Award / The Very Inspiring Blogger Award to your post.

Done, above :-) I could not find my images so I have borrowed those on The Garden Smallholder - do click on the images and take a look at her blog as well :-)

3. Share 7 things about yourself.

See below

4. Pass the award on to 10 nominees.
5. Include this set of rules.
6. Inform your nominees by posting a comment on their blogs.

Well...I am sorry but I am not going to do this bit of the rules - what I would like is for any ( or all!) of you reading to join in, take the awards and if you do, leave a comment so I know you have done so as I would love to read about your 7 things. I do this because I think you are all lovely :-)

So, seven things about myself.

  1.  I am very very bothered by heights - I get the wobbles just going up a stepladder...
  2. But I have flown gliders!
  3. I have never dyed my hair
  4. Even though it is now going very grey
  5. I used to drive racing cars in Speed events.
  6. I was born with crooked little toes.
  7. I can't stand uncooked egg whites.
There, that was not so bad :-)
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