The age old tradition of milling locally grown organic flour is making a comeback in Monaghan, Ireland.
Flour Making Tradition is reborn
Journalism
Making Wildflower Areas Better
Thinking of creating a wildflower area? Here's a few pointers on what to look out for.
Who needs supermarkets?
Who needs supermarkets? Panic buying in the face of the COVID 19 Pandemic has proven that many feel extremely vulnerable by their dependency on the shops. On the positive side, by supporting and encouraging a diversified range of Irish farming and horticultural activities we provide ourselves with an important cushion during any crisis: a resilient … Continue reading Who needs supermarkets?
Power (and profit) to the People
The growth of community energy generation and supply in Ireland.
Got a few spare acres of land?
One landowner in Tyrone, Ireland decided to work with nature, with astonishing results.
Farming gone wild
Disillusioned with conventional large scale farming, the owners of Knepp Castle Estate decided to go wild....
Biofarm 19 – farming for a sustainable future…
An article about the future of sustainable farming that I've borrowed from Clive Bright of RareRuminare and also the Organic Trust.
Pesticides Silencing Nature
A synopsis of recent evidence pointing to the terrible damage being wrought by neonicotinoids.
The Ill Wind of Borders Past…
How the protectionist policies of the Irish Free State in the 1920's helped to sow the seeds of the furniture manufacturing industry in Monaghan.
Balsam Bashing…
Invasive species spreading in Rossmore Park, Monaghan Town, Co Monaghan
McNally's Miscellany 