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Organic Growers of Ireland farm walks

Walks held by the Organic Growers of Ireland (OGI) have built up momentum this summer. Organic Matters reports from Kearns Organic Growers in Co. Roscommon and Jonathan Doig's in Co. Cork.

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Bringing in the sheaves

Michael Miklis bakes with the first of the year’s trial wheat crops harvested.

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Communing with nature

Cáit Curran meets Kildare growers who have worked out a system that suits their lifestyle and needs.

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Adapting the weapons of war

Oliver Moore marks the hundredth anniversary of the invention of nitrogen fertilizer.

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Coping with Food Hygiene Law

Don’t be put off starting or expanding a food business says Gillian Westbrook. The rules are there to serve the small operator - not just add constraints.

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No fairy tale

Martino Newcombe laments the passing of the great Irish forests and urges regeneration of native woodlands through sensitive management.

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Aerial acrobats

Martin Brennan welcomes the return of the Swift and the hatch of the Mayfly, two of summer’s quintessential visitors.

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It's not all waste!

Patrick Killeen examines an Austrian model for composting that provides economic and social benefits for farmers and asks if it could succeed in Ireland.

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The Burren Smokehouse exemplifies all that is best about small local businesses: it uses only Irish produce, draws on local resources, provides work for 14 employees and produces a product recognised for its quality. Birgitta Curtin tells Cáit Curran how it all began.

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