OGI Conference
OGI Annual Conference
The annual OGI Conference takes place every November, bringing organic growers, businesses and organisations together for a one-day knowledge sharing event. Expert speakers from Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond share their experience, with time for discussion, debate and connection.
OGI Conference 2025
Tuesday 25th November 2025
OGI Conference 2025 will take place on Tuesday, 25th November at the Avalon House Hotel, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. This year’s speakers include Bryan O’Hara, pioneer no-till grower from Connecticut, USA on his first visit to Ireland, renowned UK organic farmer Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford, and Geetie Singh-Watson, owner of the Bull Inn, in Devon, UK and founder of the world’s first organic pub. They’ll be joined by a panel of expert Irish growers including Jim Cronin, Janet Power, Joe & Aoife Reilly, Aonghus Ó Coistealbha and Mairead Costin, along with speakers from the OGI and more. Book now to secure your place! Find out more>
OGI Conference 2024
Tuesday 26th November 2024
The 2024 OGI Conference took place on Tuesday, 26th November 2024 at Killruddery, Bray, Co. Wicklow, and featured headline speaker Ben Raskin, John McCormick of Helen’s Bay Organic and Alice Rixon “The Veg Lady” and lots more. Video presentations from the day are available to watch back.
OGI Conference 2023
Tuesday 28th November 2023
OGI Conference 2023 took place at the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, and featured guest speakers Jan-Hendrik Cropp, Undercover Consultancy, Germany, Ashley Wheeler from Trill Farm Garden in Devon, UK and the legendary Jim Cronin. Presentations are available to view & download.
“The OGI conference is something I look forward to every November. It’s usually a fairly quiet time workwise, and having that day away feels like a well-earned treat. It’s a lovely chance to catch up with old friends and make some new ones – because we’re spread all over the country, getting the organic community together doesn’t happen nearly often enough.
The speakers and their presentations are the cornerstone of the event though and the conference always manages to attract the very best. It is, after all, the only dedicated organic horticultural event in Ireland, and the importance of that can’t be overstated. I always come away inspired, with a notebook full of ideas and a renewed sense of purpose for the year ahead.”
