Organic News
New Logo for EU Organic Products
Following an online vote, the new EU organic logo has been selected. The winner of the competition is the leaf shape consisting of the EU stars (see picture). The designer is Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, who gained 63% of the overall 130,000 votes.
Natural & Organic Products Europe Promises Best Ever Event
Europe’s leading natural product trade event, Natural & Organic Products Europe 2010, will be held over 11-12 April at Olympia, London. This year’s event promises the biggest and best line up of exhibitors ever.
A New Way of Farming
If you’re getting to a stage in your farming life where you would like to take things a little easier but still keep your hand in, then a new Teagasc scheme might be just the ticket. Alongside their farm partnership scheme Teagasc is now promoting a share farming option. This involves a land owner sharing his/her land with another farmer who works part of the land.
New EU Organic Logo to be Selected
The public is invited to choose the long awaited EU organic logo through on-line voting before the end of January, 2010. The three final designs (see picture) were chosen from an entry of 3,422 submitted by art and design students.
Farmer Field Schools in Ireland
Farmer Field Schools have been used extensively in Asia, Africa, and South America and on a European level with Danish organic dairy farmers. Their main objective is to inform and empower farmers. They are based on the concept of participatory/experiential learning whereby a group of farmers come together and learn from each other.
New Irish Seed Supplier
A new organic seed supplier will be available to choose from for the 2010 season. Horizon Farm in Kinsale, Co. Cork run by Colum and Liz O’ Regan will be providing seeds from their brand new online shop, horizonfarm.com, which will be up and running from mid-January 2010. This new seed business came about from discussions with the well known Europrise Seed Company in Dublin.
Organic public procurement initiative launched
September 15th saw the launch of a new initiative at The Marine Institute to promote organic food through the public procurement system. The initiative was led by dynamic Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association (ICSA) executive, Gillian Westbrook, a member of the new Foras Orgánach. She feels that the initiative will help promote local, small scale and sustainable production that may with time develop into larger businesses. She is also hoping that the initiative might encourage conventional farmers to convert to organic production with this emerging market.
Oxfam Unwrapped campaign launched for Christmas
Oxfam Ireland will run its Unwrapped gift campaign again this year with an expanded range of options for gift givers.
New organic addition to Dundrum Town Centre
This month sees the opening of Ruairi Maguire’s Bar and Organic Kitchen. The Pembroke District of the Dundrum Town Centre is about to get a new arrival in the form of a new organic gastro pub.
2009 Listowel Food Fair Launched
Listowel’s annual food fair will take place this year from 5th-8th November, 2009. The launch night celebrity chef is Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody House, Wexford who will give a cookery demonstration on the opening night. Kevin is well known from his TV appearances on The Afternoon Show, Gorilla Gourmet and Heat cookery programmes.
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