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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 Nov 2021 Oct 2021 Sept 2021 Aug 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March...
Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “An old -time opinion from an old organic farmer “
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...
Christmas 2021 – Letter from the Chairperson
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 pandemic...
SeameGro Trial at Airfield
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 importance...
A Fibreshed for Ireland
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 consume, where it...
A Day in the Life – Glasrai Farm
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...
Our journey to organic growing…
We began with a jungle, a half-acre overrun by almost three decades of neglect….
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