Supervalu Food Academy Programme

6th March 2021

My journey through the Food Academy Programme and ending up on the Supervalu shelves by Una Wycherley     I have been farming and growing for many years working and...

Growing in a glasshouse

27th February 2021

Growing in a glasshouse by Oisín Kenny       2021 is year 9 for me as a market gardener, another ‘year like no other’. It is at this time...

Horticultural Hindsight

1st February 2021

Horticultural Hindsight (or how to reinvent yourself after a long career) by Jason Horner   (originally written for the Organic Grower (magazine of the Organic Growers Alliance, UK) in Winter...

Looking after your back

31st January 2021

Taking care of your back by Aitor Cullinan   Lopsided When I was about 18, I started getting a niggle in the small of my back. At 20, I worked...

Internship 2020

12th January 2021

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...

History of the OGI

11th January 2021

A Brief History of the OGI  By Jason Horner, January 2021 The Organic Growers of Ireland was first conceived as an idea on a farm walk (where else), back in...

Internship Programme 2020

19th November 2020

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...

Sales models – A small market gardeners perspective

18th November 2020

Sales Models – A small market gardeners perspective   The Savage Garden This year saw us change our sales model from market trading to online sales and deliveries due to...

Cookie Policy

13th November 2020

Cookies Policy We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may...

Join OGI

13th November 2020

Become a member Join the OGI Founded by growers, for growers, the Organic Growers of Ireland connects and represents the people growing organic food across Ireland. By joining the OGI,...