by Sarah | Dec 4, 2023 | Internship, Organic Growers Ireland
Thinking of applying to the OGI Work Placement Programme but not sure what’s involved? Bruna, who completed our 2023 programme, describes her experience of making her application, getting accepted and her work placement at Beechlawn Organic Farm. Good luck with your...
by Sarah | Aug 22, 2021 | Internship
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 Sarah | Jul 14, 2021 | Internship
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 Sarah | Jun 14, 2021 | Internship
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 Sarah | 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 Sarah | 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...
