The theme this year is Corporations, Crops and Control, which will focus on the potato and its significance in Ireland. Walk leaders for this the 25th Annual Famine Walk are Gary White Deer, Choctaw artist, Anita Hayes from the Irish Seed Savers Association and José Antonio Gutiérrez from Chile. There will be some music from Cormac Breatnach ...
The annual Afri Famine Walk takes place this year on Saturday 19th May in Louisburgh, County Mayo.
Date: 14 May 2012
Monday April 16th at Tolhurst Organic, West Lodge, Hardwick, Whitchurch on Thames, Pangbourne, RG8 7RA. Seminar fee £ 25 (£ 35, non OGA members) which includes lunch. All bookings please to: tolhurstorganic@yahoo.co.uk The Seminar will start initially by setting the scene and identifying why seeds growing should take place on organic farms and market gardens. ...
‘Awaken Ireland’, a voluntary group of concerned people based in Cork, is hosting a retreat weekend forum for individuals and groups nationwide, to explore the following question... What is the best way forward for Ireland? And how can we make it happen? We have arranged this forum for concerned people and activists from all over Ireland, young and old, from a range of different ...
Organic grower Jason Horner is running a commercial organic vegetable production on his holding in Co Clare. The course will run from February to October on alternate Mondays and cover all aspects of commercial production from sowing the seed to selling the produce. The course focuses on all aspects of commercial production using a combination of ...
They have voted against Fracking in Stormont, Donegal, Leitrim and Roscommon, Could Clare be next? Clare Fracking Concerned: People from Loophead to Killaloe have joined Clare Fracking Concerned with over 90 people from all over the county subscribing to the group despite it only being in its infancy. The group was set up for the following reasons: · ...
GRAIN calls for end to land grabbing at Swedish Parliament On 5 December 2011, GRAIN received the 2011 Right Livelihood Award "for its worldwide work to protect the livelihoods and rights of farming communities and to expose the massive purchases of farmland in developing countries by foreign financial interests". The award, often referred to as the 'Alternative ...
Galway One World Centre (GOWC) and the Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA) present Another World Is Possible, a day of reflection on power, seeds and change, a day of engaging debate, fine music and local food at the Irish Seed Savers Association in Scariff, Co Clare on Saturday Dec 3rd. This free event runs ...
Tuesday, 25th October @ 7pm. Community Co-op, Main Street, Scariff. What's GIY again? GIY stands for Grow it Yourself - we are a charity with the aim of inspiring people to grow their own food (again) and we meet in local groups to share our experience, our successes (and failures) in the garden and to learn more together with expert speakers visiting ...
A new organisation, no2gm, dedicated to maintaining Ireland’s GM Free status is being launched on Sunday, 16th October 2011 at Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Food Market in The People’s Park, Dún Laoghaire. Please visit their site at http://no2gm.com/
A group of Irish farmers want to create a strong, direct relationship with Irish consumers. ‘Sowing Future Grain Share’ does this and promotes an active partnership that secures proven seed for futureharvest, improves food security and supports a sustainable way of farming.For € 95 paid / invested at the onset of the cereal growing season ...