Allotment gardens in Victoria Park, Bath. Could we see this in Kilkenny Castle gardens someday? If the UK have their allotments – why can’t we? On 25th September Malcolm Noonan held the inaugural meeting of the Kilkenny Allotments association at the Citizens advice centre. The meeting was packed with over 40 people in attendance, many […]
Archive for October, 2008
On 5th September I attended a workshop called “The Future of Food” at the Terra Madre food conference in Waterford. Facilitated by Colin Sage from University College Cork, the subject was, of course, about how we might feed ourselves without cheap oil and gas. I consider myself up to speed on Peak Oil, but this […]
Last Saturday, 11th October was the first of our “for The Hands” events. It was a great success with over 25 people in attendance eager to learn how to start their own orchard. Monica Fleming gave an excellent overview on species, choosing a site, planting and pruning and we all got to sample some of […]
Here are some interesting seminars and workshops that you may wish to put in your diary. If you do attend please take notes so we can post a summary here afterwards. Climate Change Lecture Date: Tuesday, 21st October 2008 Venue: The Mansion House, Dublin Time: 7.30 pm to 9.00pm Booking: info@claraclark.ie This lecture is being organised […]
Christendom Active Gardens & Allotments Are you interested in growing your own produce? Christendom Active Gardens & Allotments are a community based initiative of the Ferrybank Socio Economic Development Committee. Our aim is to provide people with the opportunity to grow their own produce and share advice. In conjunction with Kilkenny Allotment Association and with […]