Welcome to a new series of updates, which will probably live on LinkedIn as a monthly newsletter. If you want to follow my work on LinkedIn, you’ll find me here. I’m keen to show just how varied the work of a Soilpreneur is, and will feature a range of people…

So you want to start a worm farm — great! The soil that worms make when they munch through your food scraps is called ‘worm castings’ or ‘vermicast.’ (Vermi- is the Latin word for worm, so vermicomposting is composting with worms) Worm castings are one of the best ingredients for your garden — you can add it to potting mix…

Things I love… If you had told me a year ago I would be fascinated by Humanure Composting, I would have had trouble believing it. And yet, here I am, perfectly happy to be foraging for wood shavings and aromatic herbs to store in little containers in my toilet, and carrying a bucket…

Learning about the theory of biodynamic gardening can sometimes feel a bit like attending Hogwarts, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. A lot of the biodynamic principles are just good, commonsense organic gardening — what is often referred to as permaculture, regenerative, no-till, holistic, natural, slow or gentle gardening. …

As a biodynamic gardener, I’ve been buying moon calendars for over a decade now. To start with, it was out of curiosity — the description of all the planetary movements was fascinating, and I wanted to align my planting with a larger ecosystem than what was immediately visible to me. …

Worm castings are fantastic in your garden, your potting mix, your indoor plants, and are what I use to make worm tea. My preferred method of worm farming is using in-ground worm farms, so I was excited to see the development of Subpod worm farms over the last couple of years. Their range is expanding bit by bit, and there really is something for everyone. My Subpod mini was first installed in…

Weeding my garden is a key part of the composting process — not just because it ends up a bit tidier with space to plant more seedlings, but because of the buckets of fresh green weeds I end up with. …

Get your garden sorted for spring — even during lockdown — 1:1 Coaching: Foodscaping and Compost Optimisation Sometimes in the world of gardening and composting there is just too much information to sift through, and so many decisions to make. Would it be much simpler to get expert advice on what you could do with your space? …

Here we go again… lockdown living begins once more. Are you planning to enjoy some time in the garden this week? There’s something about a sudden move to Level 4 that makes it a bit tricky in terms of coping without the convenience of the garden centre down the road. …