by admin | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog, News, Organic Growers Ireland
A day in the life – Glasraí Farm by Maria McDonnell From Winter to Summer When I started the apprenticeship in March everyone on the farm (Glasraí) talked about how wonderful the place looked in summer. I guess it was hard to imagine back then when it was...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, News, Organic Growers Ireland
Starting from scratch by Jeremy Haworth We began with a jungle, a half-acre overrun by almost three decades of neglect. An invasive thicket of bamboo vied with aggressive regiments of thistle. Beside the half-dead orchard, gnarled with nettle and ivy, broken-down...
by admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog, Events, News, Organic Growers Ireland
A Day in the Life (Summer 2021) Continuing our series of blogs by our current interns we hear from Sally who tells us about her impressions of visiting two successful organic horticultural enterprises Castleruddery Organic Farm (Hilda & Dominic Quinn) and...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, News, Organic Growers Ireland
OGI Newsletters Read our monthly newsletter here Join up (using the form at the bottom of the page) to receive our newsletter every month Contact us at info @ organicgrowersireland.ie July 2021 https://mailchi.mp/aed4618d9177/ogi-newsletter-july-5584120...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, News, Organic Growers Ireland
A day in the life… Maria, who is currently undertaking the OGI internship program in Organic Horticulture on Glasraí farm in Co. Mayo, tells us about one of the workshop days that she completed recently. On June 1st we were in Cloughjordan Eco Village...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, News, Organic Growers Ireland
Can Organic Agricutlure Feed the World? by Noel Clinton Before any discussion on whether organic farming methods can feed a growing world population is undertaken it is important to first take a quick look at how the current global food system (GFS) is managing...
