The college will showcase organic food with stands from a number of local producers, cookery demonstrations, food tasting, advice on health and nutrition.

Tours of the gardens & advice on harvesting growing & converting the farm to organic production.

• 4.00 Tours of the Gardens.
• 5.00 Information & advice on
  • Harvesting & Gardening
  • Nutrition & Health
  • Converting the farm to organic
  • Buying quality organic food at the best price
• 6.00 Cookery demonstration & tasting. Sampling local food products.

Hope to see you there!  For more information phone 063 83604

• Highbank Polytunnels – Irish polytunnels
• Polydome Polytunnels – Irish polytunnels
• First Tunnels – UK polytunnels with delivery to Ireland
• Extra Tender and Sweet – Sweetcorn that grows well in the Irish climate

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• MacEoin Ltd. – poultry supplies – Suppliers of poultry equipment – based in Kerry with online shop
• Good Life supplies – Supplies for small holders in Ireland – based in Limerick

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Please go to Distance Learning enrolment page to download an information pack and enrolment form.

• MacEoin Ltd. – poultry supplies – Suppliers of poultry equipment – based in Kerry with online shop
• Good Life supplies – Supplies for small holders in Ireland – based in Limerick
• Irish Fowl – Poultry Forums, Poultry Health Pages, For Sale and Wanted ads, Comprehensive Breeder's Directory, Links to Poultry Product Suppliers.
• Five Easy Unusual Edibles – Achocha, Oca, Sorrel, Japanese Wineberry, Welsh Onions

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• National Organic Week 2010 – Details from IOFGA
• Why eating greens won’t save the planet – environment – 20 July 2010 – New Scientist – Good summary of effects of meat and dairy production which makes quite sensible and recommendations.
• Life without supermarkets: forget posh organic shops; check out food co-ops – The Ecologist – Anyone know of Food Coops like this in Ireland? Dublin food coop is the only one I can find…

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• Wunda Weeder lets farm workers lie down on the job – Interesting new small lie down weeder. Solar powered so might not work so well in Ireland! Excellent comment below article on how Mexican workers make their own out of recycled parts.
• Fairtrade towns to top 500 | Society | The Guardian – Interesting comments showing how cynical some people are of Fairtrade
• Choosing Organic Pesticides over Synthetic Pesticides May Not Effectively Mitigate Environmental Risk in Soybeans – Interesting technical paper

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Everyone is welcome – if you’re a prospective student, interested in organic growing organic food or just looking for an afternoon out for the family then do come along.

There will be:

• Tours of Gardens all afternoon
• Organic Vegetable & Plant Stalls
• Organic Food/Light refreshments

Admission is free.  Call us on 063 83604 if you need more details.

• The new look Limerick Milk Market – Valerie O'Connor interviews local producers at the Limerick Milk Market
• Do you grow unusual edibles? –
• Growing Northern Ireland’s organic market – Report from the Soil Association
• Choosing a composting system – Podcast and links on composting
• SkeptEco #3: Genetically Engineered Food – Podcast discussing the pros and cons of genetic engineering in food crops

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• Salmon Flowered Peas – More early summer produce
• First Tomato of the Year – Val's kitchen garden is blooming!
• Success at Last! – Early summer harvest on the allotment

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