Hi I’m Liz and I am very fortunate to live in the Stroud Valleys with my partner. I am originally from the West Midlands and am proud to consider myself as a Black Country “wench”, having grown up in a former mining village next to a steel making town, all now long gone. That background, where folks don’t have much, has inspired a resilience in me to make the most of what we have, help who we can and grow as much food as possible.

This week I delivered the last of three gardening sessions at Bandstand Beds on Clapham Common. The session was on Soil and Compost, a topic I am particularly passionate about. With this post I’d like to share some tips and tricks for your own compost experiments at home.