Rena Blake and Lisa Fingleton run the Barna Way, an 8-hectare eco-social farm near Ballybunion, Co. Kerry. Lisa and Rena say that the traditional way of farming isn’t necessarily working for all small Irish farms. They’ve had every kind of farm enterprise over the last twenty years including organic horticulture. One day after earning just […]
Our partner organisation Farming for Nature Austria is running a series of Kitchen Table Talks with Irish, Austrian and Lithuanian Farming for Nature Ambassadors over 6 nights13th January: No-till farming in times of climate change 7:30 pm (Ireland) / 8:30 pm (Austria):With arable farmers Andrew Bergin from Ireland and Johannes Zauner from Austria.20th January, 7:30 pm (Ireland) / 8:30 […]
Tom & Michael keep heritage native breeds on their respective dairy and beef farms. They carefully manage their livestock to protect the unique habitats and flora that grow there on the farm. Tom & Michael Keane are brothers farming 135 hectares (334 ac) along a Special Area of Conservation at the Shannon Estuary in Co. […]
NOTS are delighted to be partnering with South East Technological University (SETU) to offer funding toward the MSc in Organic and Biological Agriculture and its’ individual modules, which is having its next module intake in January 2025 for the following modules:Each individually certified module within the Masters programme will run for 12 weeks, and will […]
Various locations: check out nots.ie for more detailsLearn what’s involved in converting to organic farming with this 4-day / 2-weekend course in Organic Production Principles. The practical organic course is QQI Level 5 certified, and is accepted to gain access onto the Organic Farming Scheme.Please note, places are limited, so sign up ASAP to confirm […]
New Ambassadors Seán Kennedy & Rob Kennedy of Knocknarea Farm will be chatting to Brigid about their regenerative farm in Strandhill, Co. Sligo.On their 20 hectare holding, the pair finish ten Belted Galloway Cattle to beef, produce chemical-free veg on a one-acre market garden and keep 300 laying hens on pasture in a stacked system.They […]
Join Us for the Regenerative Agriculture project– Farming in Ulster!We invite you to our Regenerative Agriculture Event starting on March 8th, 2025—an exciting opportunity to learn, engage, and experience first hand the potential and need for regenerative farmingRegenerative Farming Day (March 8, 2025): Kick off the event with an introduction to regenerative agriculture and the principles that can support […]
Sheep farming isn't easy. How do you get the most of it without sacrificing nature? Colum Ginnelly is maximising his returns both for nature and financially through participation in the Wild Atlantic Nature project. A leader in his community, he persuaded over 150 other neighbours to sign up, saying there was little point unless you […]
Dan Saladino’s Eating to Extinction, The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them, involved 10 years of travel and research, exploring the plight of unique food diversity and food systems which are threatened and rapidly disappearing. Inspired by Slow Food’s Ark of Taste, Dan has spent much his career as a BBC […]
We are inviting farmers, landowners, or other agribusiness stakeholders to the launch of the SOILCRATES Living Lab at the Deebert House Hotel in Kilmallock on April 8th at 8 p.m. Attendees will learn how they can participate in restoring and preserving local soil quality.The Living Lab's main objectives include addressing soil health issues like nitrogen overuse and poor drainage, introducing innovative […]
Learn what’s involved in converting to organic farming with this 50-hour / 2 weekend course. Course must be completed by 1st of October 2025 to ensure OFS Payments. The course is QQI Level 5 certified, and is the standard accepted certificate required by DAFM to gain access onto the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). The course is €200 […]
Ken Gill is an organic beef and tillage farmer near Edenderry Co. Offaly. He keeps around 60-70 suckler cows and finishes animals at 2 years, which are all completely grass-fed. Prior to 2015, he was farming conventionally but struggling to make it work financially. He tried organics and has been impressed with the results ‘'The […]
