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...
by Administrator | Nov 19, 2020 | Internship
Internship Programme 2020 An Intern’s Perspective A year ago, getting up at six in the morning during a pandemic to go harvest leeks in horizontal rain, probably wasn’t quite I had I mind. But here I am catching a smile on my face on the way to work. It’s...
by Administrator | Nov 18, 2020 | Education
Sales Models – A small market gardeners perspective The Savage Garden This year saw us change our sales model from market trading to online sales and deliveries due to the first Covid-19 lockdown. As our market was relatively new, small and unestablished,...
