by Administrator | Feb 27, 2021 | Grower Opportunities
Growing in a glasshouse by Oisín Kenny 2021 is year 9 for me as a market gardener, another ‘year like no other’. It is at this time of year that spending the vast majority of my working days inside a 34m x 16m glasshouse pays its...
by Administrator | Feb 1, 2021 | Education
Horticultural Hindsight (or how to reinvent yourself after a long career) by Jason Horner (originally written for the Organic Grower (magazine of the Organic Growers Alliance, UK) in Winter 2020) Everyone has advice for growers who are just starting out, the...
by Administrator | Jan 31, 2021 | Education
Taking care of your back by Aitor Cullinan Lopsided When I was about 18, I started getting a niggle in the small of my back. At 20, I worked part time as a pizza chef, which involved a lot of core twisting, and being on your feet for 10 hours. A few months of...
by Administrator | Jan 12, 2021 | Internship
Internship 2020 Coordinator’s Perspective The start of the year looked positive with about 35 applicants and 9 host farms all chomping at the bit for a new season of growth and learning! The country then shook with the news of the Covid lockdown and the number...
by Administrator | Jan 11, 2021 | OGI News
A Brief History of the OGI By Jason Horner, January 2021 The Organic Growers of Ireland was first conceived as an idea on a farm walk (where else), back in the summer of 2008. At the time it was felt that there was a need for a body to represent growers and who...
