Future Proof Kilkenny

Growing Inspiration in Clonmel and Cashel

Brian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:09 +0000

In late October 09 a group of people interested in setting up allotments in Kilkenny visited the Clonmel Allotments Association and the Aimsir Bia Allotments in Cashel. Both sites have been up and running for around a year now and the progress made in that time to turn grass fields into vegetable growing plots is [...]

Permaculture Magazine

Brian — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:34:45 +0000

The 2009 winter issue of Permaculture Magazine is out now and as always is hugely refreshing and inspirational. If you had to limit yourself to just one read per season then this would be it. In this issue are articles on sustainable beekeeping, winter allotments, apple juicing and cider making, zero carbon counties, a fascinating [...]

A lecture on Food Security

Brian — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:05:03 +0000

To coincide with Clonmel Transition Town’s “Feeding Clonmel” event this weekend and as a follow-up to our own “Sound Bites and Food for Thought” learning lunch, I have posted this lecture on food security given by Bruce Darrel of Feasta at the New Emergency conference earlier this year. Bruce began with an observation that given our [...]

Feeding Clonmel

Brian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:19:22 +0000

Clonmel Transition Town are holding a seminar this coming Saturday 7th November called “Feeding Clonmel”. It runs from 10am to 1pm at St. Peter & Pauls school hall and begins with a keynote address by Dr. Colin Sage of UCC. I heard Colin speak at last year’s Terra Madre conference where he gave an excellent workshop [...]