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;
Organic Vegetables & Trees for sale
Admission free
Further details : 063-83604
Details
National organic week Information Day in Dromcollogher
On Tuesday Oct 23 An tIonad Glas the organic college Dromcollogher will host an information afternoon to celebrate National Organic Week.
Starting at 2pm there will be a tour of the college gardens, including the polly-tunnels, herb gardens, compost areas, vegetable plots, green manure beds and the bee hives.
College staff will be on hand to provide advice on organic gardening and farming methods as well as grants and schemes to assist growers and farmers in converting to organic.
Organic is now the fastest growing area of the food industry in Ireland and Europe. The present government target is to increase organic production from its present 1% to 5% in the next five years.
The dayâs events will conclude with Potato tasting including a number of Heritage and newer Verities grown at the college.
Admission to this afternoon is free
Group Booking and further information
Phone 063-83604, on e-mail organiccollege.com
Reference Jim McNamara or Sinead Neiland