Compost Tales

May 5, 2026 · 31 min · Season 4 · Episode 7

About this episode

This episode explores composting through the perspectives of artists and gardeners, inviting listeners to share their own compost journeys.

In this episode we are focused on compost and listen out because there will be a chance for you to get involved and tell us about your compost journey. Liz Elton is an artist whose work looks at waste and the recycling of matter. She sometimes thinks she "sees the world through her compost bin". For the past few years she has been photographing the compost caddy in her kitchen. The images are beautiful. In this episode we also learn how to compost from gardener and writer Helen Hutchings-Cox who also has a passion for compost and how it is vital for soli health. And we hear how composting, from their different perspectives, has for both of them changed their views of the world. You can share your compost photos by posting them on your instagram account and tagging or collaborating with @compost_tales telling us a bit about your picture. Or you can email your photograph to: sally@ourplantstories.com Sign up to the newsletter at www.ourplantstories.com to get every new episode of the podcast direct into your inbox. Our Plant Stories is presented and produced by Sally Flatman The music is Fade to Black by Howard Levy (Transcription is automatically generated) This podcast uses the…

People in this episode

Host: Sally Flatman

Guests: Liz Elton, Helen Hutchings-Cox

Topics covered

composting
sustainability
art
gardening
soil health

Keywords

compost
sustainability
gardening
soil health
art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our Plant Stories

Books & works: Fade to Black