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Welcome to The Compost Bin, which contains my musings on my life. I live in Herefordshire with my husband and 11 year old daughter. We have 4 acres of land which contains a woodland, small orchard, garden and veg plot. We grow our own organic fruit and veg and make lots of cider, wine, jam and chutney. We share our lives with 16 Chickens, 3 Cats, 4 Guinea Pig and assorted wildlife!

I am a freelance Forest School Leader and Environmental Educator so work with both adults and children on all sorts of things. I also volunteer as a Master Composter and Master Gardener, helping people make compost and grow veg.

So, I might talk about; what we have been doing on our patch of land and in our wood, my work, the chickens and their funny ways, how to grow veg, the fun things our cats get up to, self sufficiency and what it actually means, more general environmental issues, composting, making various crafty stuff, happy and sad times here, living a slower, more hand made, frugal lifestyle, making and mending and re-using and re-cycling stuff, living more lightly on the Earth and my views on life in general.

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Sunday, 15 May 2011

Garden Organic’s Master Composter and Master Gardener Conference 2011

Today I was at Garden Organic's HQ at Ryton for the Master Composters and Gardeners Conference. A day which brings together the committed volunteers from Garden Organic’s Master Composter and Master Gardener schemes, to share experiences, release new findings, celebrate and debate all things compost and gardening.

Key highlights included
  • Peter Smithers, University of Plymouth – Bug Survey Findings
  • The Impact of the Master Composter Scheme Nationally
  • Master Composter Awards and Graduation Ceremonies
  • Workshops including, Water Saving, Vertical Veg/Urban Growing, Seed Saving, Wormeries, Peat Bogs & Compost, Insect ID, Permaculture
For me the best bits are the networking and sharing involved in meeting 200 people who all share the same passions for composting and gardening as I do! AND some great workshops, meeting up with old friends, making new friends and visiting the fabulous gardens at Ryton

I also got to meet up with blog friends Sylvia from The RecycleWorks, Babs from Little Terraced House and KompostGwen, amongst others.

I came away inspired and refreshed, if a little (!) tired.
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4 comments:

Lydia said...

I want to go to this! Bugs and compost musings? Yes please!
Oh, and I gave you an award :-)
http://mamasthyme.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-first-award-woot.html

16 May 2011 17:27
Kompost Girl said...

Hi Sarah

I wish we had more time to chat properly!

It was a great day to be amongst 200 other people that felt inspired by "compost"

Until next we meet xx

18 May 2011 18:09
Compost John said...

Hi Compostwoman, I'm really sorry that I was unable to attend the Master Composter conference... and as I think you know, nothing would have made me happier than to finally meet you and be with all the other keen composters!

It's a pity that Ryton is so difficult to get to by public transport... especially on a Sunday, when they held the conference.

So I just couldn't get to Coventry or Rugby from York on a Sunday morning early enough to get a bus to Garden Organic for the quite early start time.

Next time I'll try to arrange it that I come down the previous day and stay with friends in Kenilworth or Leamington.

Glad you had a good time!
John

22 May 2011 00:00
Compostwoman said...

I looked out for you John but rapidly realised you were absent :-(

Never mind, maybe next time? we will meet up somewhere, sometime I am sure!

22 May 2011 00:04

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