OGI Events
We run a programme of Farm Walks & Focus Sessions, workshops, webinars, our annual conference, and other events for organic growers of all stages, throughout the season. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon.
OGI EVENTS 2025
OGI Conference 2025
Tuesday, November 25, 2025. 10am-5pm
Join us for OGI Conference 2025, which takes place in the Avalon House Hotel, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. This year’s speakers include Bryan O’Hara from Tobacco Road Farm, Connecticut, USA, Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson, Geetie Singh-Watson from the Bull Inn in Devon, UK, and Irish grower Máiréad Costin, along with expert grower panels, OGI speakers, exhibitors and lots more. Tickets are €30 and available to book through NOTS.
No-Till Market Gardening Workshop with Bryan O'Hara
Wednesday, November 26, 2025. 11am-4pm
Join Bryan O’Hara for an in-depth look at No-Till Market Gardening at Castleruddery Organic Farm in West Wicklow, one of the longest established organically certified farms in Ireland who produce a wide range of crops using organic and regenerative principles. Drawing on his expertise in soil fertility and nutrient management, Bryan will share his practical methods for building healthy, resilient soils and producing nutrient-rich vegetables all year-round. Tickets are €25 from NOTS and include lunch.
WINTER WEBINAR SERIES 2025
Winter Webinar: Intelligent Use of Green Manures with Andy Dibben
Tuesday, November 11, 2025. 7.30pm
For our first Winter Webinar of 2025, Andy Dibben, led a session looking at how to green manures to build fertility and soil health, recycle nutrients through the rotation, protect soil over winter, undersowing both outdoor and indoor crops, managing weeds with green manures, and using green manures to help manage pests.
Andy is Head Grower at Abbey Home Farm in the UK, responsible for production of over 90 different crop lines of organic fruit and vegetables.
Winter Webinar: Making Sense of Soil Tests with Robbie Byrne
Tuesday, November 18, 2025. 7.30pm
In this webinar, Robbie Byrne from Precision Nutrition, will explain how to interpret soil tests, understand and apply the results.
Register now for this free ZOOM webinar.
Winter Webinar: Implementation of Integrated Pest Management for Protected and Field Crops with Conor O' Flaherty
Tuesday, December 9, 2025. 7.30pm
Join Conor O’ Flaherty as he discusses strategies for implementing Integrated Pest Management for Protected and Field Crops.
Conor works with a diverse range of growers helping with technical support with a focus on pest and disease management utilising biological control methods as part of integrated pest management principles.
Register now for this free ZOOM webinar.
OGI NETWORK EVENTS
Farm Walk & Workshop at Helen's Bay Organic, Co. Down
September 8, 2025, 11:00am – 4:00pm
John McCormick has been running his organic market garden and veg box scheme at Helen’s Bay Organic for over 30 years. He’ll be sharing what he’s learned along the way, from working with horticultural machinery to running a successful box scheme that feeds hundreds of households. This is a great opportunity for OGI Network members to see a well established organic farm in action and hear directly from one of the most experienced growers in Ireland. This event is for commercial growers at all stages of their growing career, and OGI interns.
Farm Walk & Lean Demo at Glasraí Organic Farm, Co. Mayo
SOLD OUT: July 14, 2025, 10:00am – 4:30pm
This Farm Walk & Lean Demo is a wonderful opportunity for OGI Network members to see how lean principles are being applied across all areas of Glasraí Farm—from workflow and labour to harvest and packing systems, sales models, equipment and infrastructure.
This event is for commercial growers at all stages of their growing career.
SOLD OUT: July 14, 2025, 10:00am – 4:30pm
This Farm Walk & Lean Demo is a wonderful opportunity for OGI Network members to see how lean principles are being applied across all areas of Glasraí Farm—from workflow and labour to harvest and packing systems, sales models, equipment and infrastructure.
This event is for commercial growers at all stages of their growing career.
WINTER WEBINAR SERIES 2024
Winter Webinar: Growing Salad leaves with Jim Cronin
February 25, 2025, 7:30pm
Organic horticulture legend Jim Cronin led this in-depth webinar on how to maximise salad leaf production when starting small.
Winter Webinar: Selling online with OOOOBY
January 14, 2025, 7:30pm
Seb and Pete from OOOOBY brought us through their innovative online selling platform in this informative webinar.
Winter Webinar: Producer groups with Barry Connolly
November 21, 2024, 7:30pm
Market Gardener, Barry Connolly presented his research findings on the potential for grower producer groups and collectives in Ireland.
Winter Webinar: Organic Farming Scheme with Mary Lynch
October 22, 2024, 7:30pm
ACA Organic Specialist Mary Lynch, led us through the intricacies of the DAFM Organic Farming Scheme and its related schemes for organic growers.
Webinar: Propagation with Gorse Farm
March 26, 2024, 7:30pm
Janet Power from Gorse Farm led this detailed webinar on propagation for market gardeners, followed by a lively Q&A and discussion.
OGI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OGI Annual Conference 2024
November 26, 2024
OGI Conference 2024 took place in the fabulous surroundings of Killruddery, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
OGI Annual Conference 2023
November 28, 2023
OGI Conference 2023 featured headline speakers Jan Hendrik Cropp, Jim Cronin & Ashley Wheeler.
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