Organic News
IOFGA Conference and Annual General Meeting
The 26th IOFGA AGM will be held on Sunday 21st of September during National Organic Week. This year we are taking the event out into the fields and are holding it at Coolanowle Organic Farm, Ballickmoyler which is on the Carlow/Laois border. The farm is run by Jimmy and Bernadine Mulhall and is a mixed holding with beef, lamb, pigs and some arable crops.
The AGM will be preceeded by an organic conference in the morning. The line up for the conference is varied and there should be something of interest for all members. Speakers for the event are Minister Trevor Sargent, Kirsten Brandt of Newcastle University who will be presenting some of the recent findings on the nutritional benefits of organic food, Mary Kelly of Moonshine Organics who produce fabulous organic dairy products, Alan Schofield from the Growers Alliance in the UK who will be discussing how they work as an organic producers group and Patrick Holden Director of the Soil Association will also speak.
The event kicks off at 10.30 am and the conference will finish at 1pm. An organic lunch will follow and the AGM will start at 2.30. The organic conference is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to those who are looking at converting to organic farming. The AGM is for members only.
Directions to the event will be posted to members and it is also available on the IOFGA website www.iofga.org.
There will be charge of €10 for the organic lunch and people are requested to book in advance so that numbers can be catered for. Contact the IOFGA office at 043- 42495, or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to book your lunch. We look forward to seeing you on the day.
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