Horticultural Hindsight

Horticultural Hindsight

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...
Looking after your back

Looking after your back

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...
Internship 2020

Internship 2020

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...
History of the OGI

History of the OGI

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...
Internship Programme 2020

Internship Programme 2020

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...