This book is a priceless aid to anyone involved in education at any level, or any parent planning to be outdoors with children. It’s a collaboration of “in the field” experiences from three organics graduates who know the Irish education
Back to school today
We all spent a week out on work placements just before the mid-term break. Some of us stayed in the local area working with Johnathan Sykes in Springfield, some went to Brown Envelope Seeds in Cork, some to Seedsavers in
Bookmarks for 22nd October 2009 through 1st November 2009
These are our links for 22nd October 2009 through 1st November 2009: Exponential Money in a Finite World – Oct. 17, 2009 | Blogs at Chris Martenson – ASPO, Blog, Chris Martenson’s Blog, Expoential Money, external – Excellent summary of
Bookmarks for 18th October 2009 through 20th October 2009
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.