The Organic College

Bookmarks for 3rd March 2010 through 11th March 2010

Editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:23 +0000

These are our links for 3rd March 2010 through 11th March 2010:

New veg for 2010 – Some interesting new varieties here!
Why GM Has No Place in a World in Transition » Transition Culture – Rob Hopkins of Transition Towns on GM in farming.
Conserving your seeds – Some good tips from Irish Seed Savers on drying, freezing and storing saved seeds.

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Bookmarks for 1st March 2010 through 3rd March 2010

Editor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:05 +0000

These are our links for 1st March 2010 through 3rd March 2010:

Visit To Knockvicar Gardens and Lough Bishop House: Brown Envelope Seeds –
Natural and Organic Products Europe 2010 –
Battery farm for cows – 8,000 animals to be housed in milk factory in UK…

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Bookmarks for 1st March 2010 from 08:06 to 08:24

Editor — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:10 +0000

These are our links for 1st March 2010 from 08:06 to 08:24:

Weight of bugs in Britain’s soil has nearly doubled in just 10 years | Science | guardian.co.uk – Mass of microrganisms up but diversity down. Probably due to warmer wetter weather. Arable soils show no increase in microorganism mass.
Apple Pie from stored apples – Stored windfalls looking good in March!
Good Deals in Lidl next Thursday – form Urban Food Gardening Blog – Not sure how long these things last but maybe worth a try…

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Bookmarks for 20th February 2010 through 22nd February 2010

Editor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:00:02 +0000

These are our links for 20th February 2010 through 22nd February 2010:

Signs of Spring – Nice blog post
Growing asparagus – from the BBC with video
Asparagus Information Bulletin – Detailed info on growing asparagus

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Bookmarks for 17th February 2010 through 18th February 2010

Editor — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:02:09 +0000

These are our links for 17th February 2010 through 18th February 2010:

Residents in parish of Martin join forces to feed themselves | Society | The Guardian – Food coop in UK supplying large proportion of it's village food.
Seed Share Sunday- 7th March with Irish Seed Savers – It will be held in the Scarriff Community College, County Clare.
Gardening with Kids, the Permaculture Way – From Maddy Harland of Permaculture magazine.

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Bookmarks for 28th January 2010 through 10th February 2010

Editor — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:00:14 +0000

These are our links for 28th January 2010 through 10th February 2010:

Fungus strain puts potato crop at risk – The Irish Times – New strain of blight to look out for.
New seeds arrive by post – Trevor Sargent enjoys the arrival of his veg seeds…

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Awards Ceremony a Great Success

Editor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:35:17 +0000

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.

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

Editor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:00:02 +0000

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

Planting Broad beans –
Sow, or throw? – What to do with those old seed packets?

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Bookmarks for 7th January 2010 through 22nd January 2010

Editor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:01:53 +0000

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

Editor — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:26:56 +0000

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.