A year ago this bed and 2 of its neighbours were just lawn which we grumbled about mowing. A layer of cardboard, a layer of compost,several layer of our chickens' straw bedding with nutrient-dense 🐔 poop, a couple of layers of grass cuttings, and lots of leaves from the trees above, and we have been enjoying the most delicious and nutritious broccoli, spinach, and coriander for the last few weeks. They also provided a reasonable harvest of potatoes earlier in the year.