These are our links for 18th October 2009 through 20th October 2009: Low Impact Development by Simon Farilie – book review – Tom Wagner seed saving workshop – Report from Madeline on the workshop at Brown Envelope Seeds HHot Hot
Bookmarks for 8th October 2009 from 13:38 to 13:49
These are our links for 8th October 2009 from 13:38 to 13:49: Today we have some links about Liming to raise the pH of your soil. The best thing is to test the pH and work out your soil type
Bookmarks for 7th October 2009
These are our links for 7th October 2009: Now is a good time to get your overwintering onions and garlic in – here are some useful links: How to Grow Garlic in Your Home Garden Successfully – Overwintering onions and
Welcome to all new students
We’re pleased to welcome all our new students this term. Around 40 new first year day students started college a few weeks ago and have already been busy in the gardens. If you’d like to see what they’ve been up
Ballydehob Local Food Day
Last weekend we went along to Ballydehob local food day. There were some great talks – including one on the Bantry Community Supported Agriculture Project, an inspiring talk from Peter Ward, information on bees and a workshop on how to
New term, new website design
Today we’re launching our new look website. We hope you like it! The main difference is that you will now find regularly updated news on the home page. There is news about the college in the main section and also
Organic firms harness the power of superfoods
Industry hit by recession as sales fall 13% in a year Ambitious campaign aims for growth of 50%, or £1bn Organic firms harness the power of superfoods to boost flagging fortunes | Business | The Guardian.
Minister Sargent Announces Outcome of Review of Organic Farming Scheme
DoA website Press release: Minister Sargent Announces Outcome of Review of Organic Farming Scheme. Trevor Sargent TD, Minister for Food and Horticulture at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food today announced the outcome of the review of the Organic
Basket Case: What's Happening to Ireland's Food? by Philip Boucher-Hayes and Suzanne Campbell
Looks like an interesting book – here’s a review: Basket Case: What’s Happening to Ireland’s Food? by Philip Boucher-Hayes and Suzanne Campbell – Bibliocook: All About Food.
Organic Week 2009! College open day
It’s Organic Week! You can find a full list of all the events on the Bord Bia website. The college is open on Wednesday 16th September in the afternoon for anyone who would like to find out about the courses