Micheal Miklis of the Biodynamic Association is kindly hosting two of our “for The Hands” events this season with a “Composting” workshop and a “Grow your own cereal” course. In addition to these he is also organising other events and courses throughout the year in Kilkenny, Thomastown, Wicklow and Clare. Below the fold is the […]
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Fair Trade Meeting, Langton House Hotel, John St., Kilkenny, Wed 28th Jan, 7:30pm Kilkenny City was awarded Fair Trade status in 2005 and Fair Trade products are widely available in city shops, restaurants and supermarkets. In order to retain Fair Trade status a local steering group seeks to ensure that Kilkenny City continues to comply […]
The first meeting of the steering group took place on Wed 14th in the BNS basement. We started off with a short introduction from everybody on their background, organisation and why they wished to be involved. There is a great diversity of interests including; local food promotion networking with other groups promoting wildlife and beautifying […]
Inspired by Totnes’s “Nut Tree Capital of Britain” project, Kilkenny is setting itself the goal of becoming the “Apple Tree City of Ireland” – next year! Conceived at a Future Proof Kilkenny meeting in the back of Cleere’s pub the project to plant apple trees in the city has been widened to include other fruit […]
Some time ago during a “post-oil” visioning exercise we imagined Dunne Stores car park turned over entirely to farmer’s markets and local shops springing up in vacant buildings throughout the town. Well, Nellies farm shop on Upper Patrick St. is such a vision come true. What’s more, it is appropriately situated on the site of […]