Expert Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “Questions for Organic Farmers to Discuss”

22nd April 2022

Questions for Organic Farmers to Discuss by Eliot Coleman, Four Season Farm, Harborside, Maine   DEFINITION – According to all of us, what is “organic”? What (values, practices, beliefs, etc.)...

Expert Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “Without Organic, Just Regenerative Isn’t Enough”

24th March 2022

Without Organic, Just Regenerative Isn’t Enough by Eliot Coleman, Four Season Farm, Harborside, Maine   Over the years we at Four Season Farm have managed to turn the two inches...

The Earthly Marketplace

23rd February 2022

The Earthly Marketplace by Lorna Anne Tierney, Founder     Calling all Independent Organic Growers from all over Ireland! Introducing The Earthy Marketplace; the first of its kind All-Ireland Resource...

Expert Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “The New Truth”

23rd February 2022

The New Truth by Eliot Coleman, Four Season Farm, Harborside, Maine   On Saturdays during the summer, I take the opportunity to chat with our farm stand (farm shop) customers...

Expert Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “Soil-grown vs soil-less food production”

23rd January 2022

Soil-grown vs soil-less food production by Eliot Coleman   The interest in using soil-less hydroponic systems to grow food is an example of what Teddy Goldsmith decried in his book...

Expert Essay Series – Eliot Coleman “An old -time opinion from an old organic farmer “

19th December 2021

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...

Christmas 2021 – Letter from the Chairperson

19th December 2021

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...

SeameGro Trial at Airfield

16th November 2021

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...

A Fibreshed for Ireland

13th October 2021

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...

OGI Internship: A Day in the Life – Glasrai Farm

22nd August 2021

A day in the life – Glasraí Farm  As part of our series of blogs by our current interns, Maria Mc Donnell charts the changes from winter to summer at...