With over twenty stalls offering home-made food and drinks, gardening, environmental information, music and Santa, quality was the theme of the afternoon at An tIonad Glas on Saturday last. The town that gave us the first creamery co-operative and turned
Winter Hyacinths For Sale!
“Lord the Roman Hyacinths are blooming in bowls and The Winter Sun creeps by the snow hills…” -T.S.Eliot Yes, it’s that time of year again and what better way to brighten up the shortening days than with our beautifully perfumed
Bookmarks for 1st December 2009 from 13:36 to 13:45
These are our links for 1st December 2009 from 13:36 to 13:45: Top Fruit Suppliers list updated: Soil Association – TAKE A HEALTHY RHUBARB CROWN AND SPLIT IT, RE-PLANT, GROW FORTH AND MULTIPLY – THIRD WEEK IN NOVEMBER 2009 «
Bookmarks for 21st November 2009 through 30th November 2009
These are our links for 21st November 2009 through 30th November 2009: 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error Rainbow Lights! Down on the Allotment: – Lovely pictures of rainbow chard – a great colourful winter veg. Top
Christmas Market December 5th at 2pm
We are holding a Christmas market to get into the festive spirit and share what the Organic College is all about with family, friends and supporters of all things local, organic and good. The Market is on Saturday December 5th
Bookmarks for 14th November 2009 through 17th November 2009
These are our links for 14th November 2009 through 17th November 2009: Pros & Cons of a Big Polytunnel – Discussion on Sallygardens Smallholding blog Monbiot.com » If Nothing Else, Save Farming – 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal
Bookmarks for 10th November 2009 through 13th November 2009
These are our links for 10th November 2009 through 13th November 2009: Pee to help make your garden grow – National Trust recommends the people relieve themselves outside. Agreed! Food Security from Down on the Allotment blog – Key oil
College Stall in Listowel
Carlene sent this picture in of herself with Isaac and Annie at their market stall in Listowel. The stall runs every Friday and the second year students run it, selling produce from the Organic College. Fresh veggies can be bought,
Bookmarks for 5th November 2009 through 9th November 2009
These are our links for 5th November 2009 through 9th November 2009: Spirit of Ireland – National Project for Energy Independence – Wind energy project for Ireland Nuclear power around the world | Environment | guardian.co.uk – Spain’s windfarms set
Projects time
This is the first year class, pictured with the wonderful Ted Cook, centre at the Arboretum in Broadford. The week started off with a false sense of relaxedness. Come Tuesday we were all reminded of various overdue projects and I,