Lots of gardening activity going on at the college… More posts to follow – for now, thanks to Carlene for the picture of the frog and frog spawn in the wildlife pond. Looking forward to a great growing season!
Bookmarks for 3rd March 2010 through 11th March 2010
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
Bookmarks for 1st March 2010 through 3rd March 2010
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
Bookmarks for 1st March 2010 from 08:06 to 08:24
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
Bookmarks for 20th February 2010 through 22nd February 2010
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 See all of our
Bookmarks for 17th February 2010 through 18th February 2010
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
Bookmarks for 28th January 2010 through 10th February 2010
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
Awards ceremony report
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
Bookmarks for 25th January 2010 from 11:31 to 19:41
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? See all of our bookmarks on Delicious.com…
Bookmarks for 7th January 2010 through 22nd January 2010
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