by Administrator | Jan 23, 2022 | Expert essay
Soil-grown vs soil-less food production by Eliot Coleman The interest in using soil-less hydroponic systems to grow food is an example of what Teddy Goldsmith decried in his book The Way (1992) as “the methodical substitution of the technosphere or surrogate...
by Administrator | Dec 19, 2021 | Expert essay
An old-time opinion from an old organic farmer by Eliot Coleman I have always thought that the world missed the important message of Plowman’s Folly. The title of the 1943 surprise best seller caused readers to focus on author Edward Faulkner’s condemnation of...
by Administrator | Dec 19, 2021 | OGI News
Christmas 2021 – Letter from the Chairperson As another year draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for their continued support. Much like 2020 this year has once again been affected with the Covid...
by Administrator | Nov 16, 2021 | Weeds, Pests & Diseases
SeameGro Trial (Airfield) Colm O’Driscoll, head gardener at Airfield, tells us about trialing a seaweed based plant biofertilizer. Farming conference season is upon us with BioFarm 2021 and Future Growers Conference both taking place this month. The...
by Administrator | Oct 13, 2021 | Other Organisations
A Fibreshed for Ireland by Malú Colorín “The soil that feeds us is also the soil that clothes us.” —Rebecca Burgess, founder & director of Fibershed As we know, people are becoming ever more aware about the kind of food they...
