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Awards Ceremony a Great Success

On Friday last the college held an awards ceremony for students who graduated from the college last year. We were delighted to have Trevor Sargent TD to present the awards and also guests from County Limerick VEC. Also thanks to Hazelwood College for the use of their facilities.

Some of the students who received awards with Trevor Sargent

Congratulations to all those who received their certificates in Organic Horticulture FETAC Level 5 and also Diploma students. We hope to publish more details about the awards here soon.

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Bookmarks for 25th January 2010 from 11:31 to 19:41

These are our links for 25th January 2010 from 11:31 to 19:41:

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Bookmarks for 7th January 2010 through 22nd January 2010

These are our links for 7th January 2010 through 22nd January 2010:

  • Grant Aid Scheme for Horticulture Growers 2010 – This aid, which is set at 40% (50% in the case of young farmers) of total eligible capital investment, will fund projects in commercial horticultural production carried out during 2010. The scheme covers all horticultural sectors – protected crops, nursery crops, field vegetables, soft fruit, apples, beekeeping and in limited circumstances mushrooms – and is aimed at assisting growers to efficiently produce high quality products in what is now a very competitive market.
  • Minister Sargent Relaunches Organic Farming Scheme – Farmers can once again apply for support under the Organic Farming Scheme and for grants under both the On-Farm and Off-Farm Schemes for the Development of the Organic Sector

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Organic College in TV series on TG4: Garrai Glas

We are excited to let you know that the Organic College will feature in a new TV series on TG4 produced by Abú Media. Here’s what they say about the series:

Garraí Glas, a brand new 13 part series dedicated to Organic Gardening, follows Síle Nic Chonaonaigh as she journeys around Ireland meeting people who are gardening without chemicals and learning from those who are mostly self-sufficient. The first episode will air on Sunday the 10th of January at 7.30pm and will run weekly thereafter.

This series shows that anyone can take up gardening – simply start small and no matter how small a space you have there is always a way for everybody to grow their own. New Year – new start … this is the perfect time to start sowing the seeds for your own journey towards self sufficiency. The series is presented by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh.

The college will feature in most episodes. Watch TG4 Sunday 10th January at 7.30 – subtitled in English.

More info and a short trailer video on the Abú Media website.

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Bookmarks for 5th January 2010 through 6th January 2010

These are our links for 5th January 2010 through 6th January 2010:

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Bookmarks for 29th December 2009 from 13:49 to 17:05

These are our links for 29th December 2009 from 13:49 to 17:05:

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