Interest has been expressed by a number of groups in recent months in community composting. Bernadette Moloney, Kilkenny Environment Officer has organized a workshop with leading composting expert, Craig Benton to run a workshop on Community Composting for interested groups. 21st of September 2010. 7.30pm in Hotel Kilkenny Community composting is a unit central to […]
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Monday 21st June, 12pm, Castle Park To celebrate our acheivements over the last year in the 400 Fruit Tree project and to remember the lives of Susie Long, Barbara Gill, Avril Duffy (Kilkenny Earthwatch group) and Steve Clayton (late husband of Tisha Warner – 400 Fruit Tree project) a stone plaque will be unveiled at […]
2pm – 11pm, Friday 18th June, Raheen, Piltown The “Fairy-Playground” is Kilkenny’s first Community Supported Farm iniative, or CSA, that is being set up by Michael Micklis of the Biodynamic Association. The Farm is set in the beautiful rolling hills of Piltown and consists of Heritage Orchards, Cereal crops, Vegetable gardens and Polytunnels. On Friday […]
with Dee Sewell of Greensideup Saturday 24th April & Saturday 8th May, Ballyline, Callan, 2pm-4:30pm, 20€ per afternoon. A course for those who have dabbled in growing their own food but need a bit of expert advice and lots of questions answered to improve their gardening skills. The course will take place over two saturday […]
Continuing with our love of all things fruity a grafting course will take place this Saturday 27th, 2pm-5pm at Michael Micklis’s Biodynamic farm in Raheen. Participants will learn how to graft heritage apple varieties onto root stock. If you have a favourite or rare variety that you wish to propagate bring along one foot of […]