Food prices have been rising for a while. In some countries this has resulted in food riots and in the case of Haiti where food prices increased by 50-100%, the Prime Minister was forced out of office. Elsewhere people have
National Organic Week – College Open afternoon
There will be and ‘Open afternoon‘ here at College on Thursday 18th Sept 2 to 5 p.m. Events will include Tours of the gardens, winter crops, potato varieties tasting, advice on courses, conversion and becoming a co-producer. About National Organic
National Organic Week – College Open afternoon
There will be and ‘Open afternoon‘ here at College on Thursday 18th Sept 2 to 5 p.m. Events will include Tours of the gardens, winter crops, potato varieties tasting, advice on courses, conversion and becoming a co-producer. About National Organic
10 reasons why mind mapping is great
10 reasons why mind mapping is great. I use Mind Mapping a lot both for planning, research and summarising. Both hand-drawn and computer-created (currently use iMindMap) are valuable.
Time to Get Growing
It’s been a long time in gestation but I’m excited to be writing the first post for ‘Get Growing‘ – a site dedicated to growing your own food. The aim is to provide inspiration and information to encourage more of
Organic Wedding Máeitheal Style.
An tIonad Glas is pleased to congratulate Dr Sinead Neiland and Derrick Lyons on their wedding in Dromcollogher on August 17th. The couple, both graduates of An tIonad Glas the Organic College, catered for over a hundred guests at their
Organic Farming Can Feed the World
A great article in the New Scientist magazine shows how Organic Farming Could Feed the World better than ‘conventional agriculture’. In particular it shows how organic farming works very well in poor countries, dispelling the myth that organic food is
National Organic Week – Organic Conversion Info Day
Celebrate NATIONAL ORGANIC WEEK with an âORGANIC CONVERSIONâ INFORMATION DAY Tuesday October 23rd 2-4pm Information and advice will be available on Conversion to Organic Production for Dairy, Poultry, Drystock and Vegetables Tours of the Organic Vegetable Gardens; Potato variety tasting;
An tIonad Glas Opens Doors for National Organic Week
To celebrate National Organic Week, An t-Ionad Glas, The Organic College, Dromcollogher brought together a fusion of people, food and information, during itâs Open Day on Tuesday 23rd October. Throughout the day, staff and students openly welcomed a variety of
New term, new students
The college has started a new term with a vibrant group of new students. The first year are shown below on a visit to Springfield Organic Gardens in Broadford. We also welcome 35 new Distance Learning students.