Sustainable blog of the week: The Compost Bin

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Sarah Blenkinsop, aka Compostwoman, explains self-sufficiency and sustainability at her family smallholding in Herefordshire

Tell us a little about yourself and your sustainable home

We have four acres of land with our house; a woodland, small orchard, garden, poly tunnel and veg plot. We manage this land organically, for the benefit of the wildlife and to be largely self-sufficient in our own food and wood. We try to live a more self-sufficient, self-reliant lifestyle here as best we can. We grow our own organic fruit and veg and we make lots of cider, wine, and jams and chutneys, and we share our lives with hens, cats, guinea pigs and assorted wildlife.

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