Cork Food Web

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Supporting local food production within Cork County - Grow your own!

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  • earth's angel
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  • ray merrigan
  • Helen Omah
  • Brian McCabe
  • Khrystyna Marriott
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Groups

No Impact Man

The world's easiest first step into growing your own local food

Sprouting. It's cheap, easy, nutritional and you can do it even if you have no access to other forms of local food. Isabella, my little girl, loves sprouting because she gets to grow sprouts herself and then eats them by...

The Bite

Snowy Saturday at Duke

North Carolina got some snow while I was there this weekend, but that didn’t stop people from coming out to hear my talk on the connections between climate change and the food system. Thanks to Stella, Professor Clark and everyone who helped bring me to Duke. It was a great event!

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Ann Heffernan

Community Kitchen 4 Replies

Hello all, As a volunteer with Nasc (Immigrant Support Centre), we are looking at setting up a Community Kitchen. It is envisioned a monthly event where people come together to cook, eat and enjoy s…

Started by Ann Heffernan in Cork Food web meetings. Last reply by gracielaw 1 day ago.

gracielaw

Allotment patches on the south side 1 Reply

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have been trying to find out where there are are local allotment sites near my area to rent to start growing my own veg. I live in Turners Cross (some of the best soil ar…

Started by gracielaw in Cork Food web meetings. Last reply by John Bogue 1 day ago.

Alice

SEED SWAP THIS SUNDAY!!!

Hey folks, don't forget the Seed swap is happening this Sunday 7th Feb, between 1 and 4 pm at 43 Solidarity Books, Douglas Street, Cork. Bring seeds (and/or seedlings etc) to swap and share, and enth…

Started by Alice in Cork Food web meetings Feb 5.

Micheal

Local Organic Veg & Fruit 10 Replies

Hi, I would like to buy local organic vegetables and fruit from a local producer for personal use. I live near to the cork city area. Thanks Micheál

Tagged: producer, cork, fruit, vegetables, organic

Started by Micheal in Uncategorized. Last reply by Khrystyna Marriott Feb 2.

Notes

Grow Your Own Veg Booklet

Here is a link to an old Grow Your Own Veg Money Saving Guide from the 70's
http://corkfoodweb.ning.com/photo/albums/grow-your-own-veg
(It's in the photo gallery scanned in as an album entitled "Grow Your Own Veg")

Created by Alice Jan 14, 2010 at 2:20pm. Last updated by Alice Jan 14.

Zwena's tips for planning your garden!

Zwena McCullough of Hydro Allotments in Blarney gave a talk on planning your garden at the first GIY meeting of the year, in South Pres last week - here are a few of her tips:
(More info and growers calenders here http://corkfoodweb.ning.com/group/giycork )

1. Make a list of things you normally eat. Buy those seeds and plant them. If you have time and space buy other things you would like to try.

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Created by Alice Jan 12, 2010 at 2:01pm. Last updated by Alice Jan 12.

Latest Activity

Jeannie Timony updated an event
February 19, 2010 to February 21, 2010
Hi Everyone, Plans are progressing for our Cork/Kerry Transition/Sustainability Gathering. Our committee of volunteers, Klaus Harvey, Matt Mills, Caz Jeffreys, Jeannie Timony had a meeting last Friday to get our plans rolling. It's at Russagh Mill…
1 hour ago
Hi Ann, I too would also be interested in helping out when it gets off the ground. Great idea! Grace
yesterday
Eilis Dillon joined Naomi's group
Interested in growing yourown food? GIY networks aim to take the ‘self’ out of ‘self- sufficiency’by getting back-garden growers together on a regular basis to talk, learn from each other and exchange tips, produce and war-stories!
yesterday
Hi, I'm new here also. I'd be interesting in any info on allotments that are not too far from Cork city. I've heard good things about hydro allotments in Blarney but that's a bit too far outside the city for me. I put my name on the city council al…
yesterday
John Bogue and gracielaw joined Cork Food Web
yesterday
Hi All, so today (6thFeb.) was a great day out at the community Garden (with such nice weather). We limed the 3rd of an acre and had a general look at the site. The next one is on Sunday the 21st of Feb. and we will start making compost for the day,…
yesterday
The Growin Project aims at teaching youth (age 15 to 25) how to grow veggies, so they can do this at home in whatever space available to them.
yesterday
Brian Paterson added 2 events
on Monday
 
 

Working with Nature

Bees bees bees! A burst of life

Today was really a great day for the bees, it was such a calm and sunny day that I was greeted by a large quantity of bees everywhere. I was passing by some of my apiaries today and every hive I looked at had bees going in and out at a very busy rate.  My guess [...]

Links

Grow It Yourself Ireland
http://www.giyireland.com
Get Ireland Growing
http://www.getgrowing.ie/
 

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