Irish whale and dolphin group; meeting in education room, NPWS ballinafad, sligo
19th Feb 7.30PM:
Topic: "From Whaling to Conservation: changing attitudes towards whales and dolphins in Ireland." Dr Simon Berrow, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.
Admission: Free!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
WINE LOVERS THEME NIGHT
AT CLANCY’S OF GLENFARNE
WEDNESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 7.30 TO 9.30
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WONDERFUL WINES OF ITALY.
WE WILL TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT REGIONS AND WINES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
WE WILL TASTE A NUMBER OF WINES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF ITALY, SOME OF WHICH YOU WILL KNOW AND SOME YOU MAY NOT.
WE WILL HAVE SOME TASTES OF ITALY TO MATCH WITH THE WINES AND LEARN WHY THEY GO WELL TOGETHER.
FOR €25.00 YOU WILL ENJOY THE TASTES AND AROMAS OF ITALY AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME FUN
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CONTACT PETER CUMISKY FOR DETAILS AT 9853400 OR 087 2306427 OR BY EMAIL CORSKYPH@IOL.IE
WEDNESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 7.30 TO 9.30
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WONDERFUL WINES OF ITALY.
WE WILL TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT REGIONS AND WINES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
WE WILL TASTE A NUMBER OF WINES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF ITALY, SOME OF WHICH YOU WILL KNOW AND SOME YOU MAY NOT.
WE WILL HAVE SOME TASTES OF ITALY TO MATCH WITH THE WINES AND LEARN WHY THEY GO WELL TOGETHER.
FOR €25.00 YOU WILL ENJOY THE TASTES AND AROMAS OF ITALY AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME FUN
.
CONTACT PETER CUMISKY FOR DETAILS AT 9853400 OR 087 2306427 OR BY EMAIL CORSKYPH@IOL.IE
AN INTRODUCTION TO WINE COURSE.
STARTING SOON
At Clancys of Glenfarne
THIS 4 WEEK COURSE WILL GIVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE WINE AN IDEA OF HOW AND WHERE WINE IS MADE AND WHY THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT.
YOU WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY TASTE WINE AND HOW TO MATCH WINE AND FOOD IN AN INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE WAY.
THE COURSE WILL START ON TUESDAY 12th FEBRUARY FROM 7 TO 9 PM.
COURSE NOTES, WINES FOR TASTING, AND “NIBBLES” WILL BE PROVIDED.
PETER CUMISKY, WHO CURRENTLY LECTURES FOR THE WINE BOARD OF IRELAND, WILL PRESENT THIS COURSE.
At Clancys of Glenfarne
THIS 4 WEEK COURSE WILL GIVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE WINE AN IDEA OF HOW AND WHERE WINE IS MADE AND WHY THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT.
YOU WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY TASTE WINE AND HOW TO MATCH WINE AND FOOD IN AN INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE WAY.
THE COURSE WILL START ON TUESDAY 12th FEBRUARY FROM 7 TO 9 PM.
COURSE NOTES, WINES FOR TASTING, AND “NIBBLES” WILL BE PROVIDED.
PETER CUMISKY, WHO CURRENTLY LECTURES FOR THE WINE BOARD OF IRELAND, WILL PRESENT THIS COURSE.
Advanced gardening courses at The Organic Centre with Ingrid Foley
Advanced gardening courses at The Organic Centre with Ingrid Foley
“The obvious experience of Ingrid Foley, her interest in our questions and her love in organic gardening made the day” said one course participant on last years courses.
For the first time The Organic Centre offers now advanced gardening courses with Ingrid.
There are three separate day courses offered for those who already have gardening experience but who may wish to expand their horticultural expertise.
Three topics have been chosen
Soil Fertility Management February 17th – Pest and Diseases April 12th – Weed Management October 19th
The courses will run from 10am -5pm, cost €90 and are hands-on complimented by class room sessions, making full use of the gardens and facilities at The Organic Centre.
Bookings and more information from The Organic Centre, 071-9854338, e-mail: info@theorganiccentre.ie, website: www.theorganiccentre.ie
Please find below additional information about the 3 days.
Sat February 17th: Soil Fertility management… participants who undertook the garden Complete Course will have had a basic introduction to soils, this course focuses on how, as gardeners, we manage soil fertility organically. The emphasis will be on a holistic approach viz., understanding the physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil and how to work in harmony with these three properties to attain a healthy fertile soil.
Rotation and crop planning will also be covered in terms of the overall fertility plan
There will be a practical session on composting in the Organic Centre’s dedicated demonstration area, a seed sowing session to assess skills, drawing up of individual fertility plans based on soil type to link in with your rotation plan for the year ahead
Sat April 12th: Pests and Diseases
There are a myriad of pests and diseases that can affect vegetable crops, fortunately we only encounter a number of very common ones eg blight, botrytis, slugs, aphids. We will look at the most common signs and symptoms for a range of pests and diseases and how through good practise eg hygiene, biodiversity, companion planting etc in the garden the impact of pests and diseases can be minimised. Remember while control is necessary in some cases particularly in the case of disease, the organic approach in terms of attaining a good ecological balance of prey and predator will be emphasised
There will be a practical session where (hopefully we won’t find any PN D’s at the centre!) we will have a tour of the gardens with the emphasis on aspects of pest and disease management. We will also skill up in pricking out, potting up and planting on.
If you have any plant material that you have a question mark over please bring it on the day
Sun October 19th: Weed management.
Weeds in the vegetable garden are fairly obvious, but do you know how to identify whether it’s a pernicious perennial, a biennial or an annual, is it safe to put on the compost heap? It’s very important as a gardener to be able, not only to know ‘x’ plant is a weed, you should be able to name it and ultimately what plant family it belongs to. This knowledge is key to weed management
Therefore you will be sent out to gather as many wild plants that you can muster in October and you will learn how to use the wildflower guide to ID plants that can be potential weeds in your garden.
We will discuss all the methods that can be used to make our lives easier as, for organic gardeners weeding is the biggest labour input during the gardening year.
I’d appreciate participants bringing plants from their gardens that are problematic. As this course runs in October perhaps you could gather a collection late August September and bring in dry samples
“The obvious experience of Ingrid Foley, her interest in our questions and her love in organic gardening made the day” said one course participant on last years courses.
For the first time The Organic Centre offers now advanced gardening courses with Ingrid.
There are three separate day courses offered for those who already have gardening experience but who may wish to expand their horticultural expertise.
Three topics have been chosen
Soil Fertility Management February 17th – Pest and Diseases April 12th – Weed Management October 19th
The courses will run from 10am -5pm, cost €90 and are hands-on complimented by class room sessions, making full use of the gardens and facilities at The Organic Centre.
Bookings and more information from The Organic Centre, 071-9854338, e-mail: info@theorganiccentre.ie, website: www.theorganiccentre.ie
Please find below additional information about the 3 days.
Sat February 17th: Soil Fertility management… participants who undertook the garden Complete Course will have had a basic introduction to soils, this course focuses on how, as gardeners, we manage soil fertility organically. The emphasis will be on a holistic approach viz., understanding the physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil and how to work in harmony with these three properties to attain a healthy fertile soil.
Rotation and crop planning will also be covered in terms of the overall fertility plan
There will be a practical session on composting in the Organic Centre’s dedicated demonstration area, a seed sowing session to assess skills, drawing up of individual fertility plans based on soil type to link in with your rotation plan for the year ahead
Sat April 12th: Pests and Diseases
There are a myriad of pests and diseases that can affect vegetable crops, fortunately we only encounter a number of very common ones eg blight, botrytis, slugs, aphids. We will look at the most common signs and symptoms for a range of pests and diseases and how through good practise eg hygiene, biodiversity, companion planting etc in the garden the impact of pests and diseases can be minimised. Remember while control is necessary in some cases particularly in the case of disease, the organic approach in terms of attaining a good ecological balance of prey and predator will be emphasised
There will be a practical session where (hopefully we won’t find any PN D’s at the centre!) we will have a tour of the gardens with the emphasis on aspects of pest and disease management. We will also skill up in pricking out, potting up and planting on.
If you have any plant material that you have a question mark over please bring it on the day
Sun October 19th: Weed management.
Weeds in the vegetable garden are fairly obvious, but do you know how to identify whether it’s a pernicious perennial, a biennial or an annual, is it safe to put on the compost heap? It’s very important as a gardener to be able, not only to know ‘x’ plant is a weed, you should be able to name it and ultimately what plant family it belongs to. This knowledge is key to weed management
Therefore you will be sent out to gather as many wild plants that you can muster in October and you will learn how to use the wildflower guide to ID plants that can be potential weeds in your garden.
We will discuss all the methods that can be used to make our lives easier as, for organic gardeners weeding is the biggest labour input during the gardening year.
I’d appreciate participants bringing plants from their gardens that are problematic. As this course runs in October perhaps you could gather a collection late August September and bring in dry samples
What some Greenbox network members are up to
Great article in The Daily Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk about a walk Martin McGuigan took Christopher Somerville in the Sperrins .Worth a look. Look under Travel and then Activity & Adventure
Bear Essentials Bawnboy
Creativity Day Course for Easter at Bear Essentials Bawnboy,Co.Cavan
Experience making an Easter Bunny, bread baking & Easter decorations
for children boys & girls age 6-18 years
on Wednesday 19th of March 10am-4pm
Please enrol now Tel: 049 9523461 email: info@bearessentials.ie or book on line at www.bearessentials.ie
Experience making an Easter Bunny, bread baking & Easter decorations
for children boys & girls age 6-18 years
on Wednesday 19th of March 10am-4pm
Please enrol now Tel: 049 9523461 email: info@bearessentials.ie or book on line at www.bearessentials.ie
The Organic Centre
Rossinvers' Organic Centre bids farewell to successful students from 2007
The twelve full-time students came together last Friday to celebrate their very successful completion of the FETAC-Level 5 accredited course in organic horticulture supported by FAS. While St.Brigid was ringing in the the new season with snowflakes and bitterly cold temperatures the students where looking back on their achievements and experiences of the last year and ahead into their future career in organic horticulture.
Most part of the training took place at The Organic Centre, using the horticultural facilities, such as the polytunnels and a large outdoor vegetable production area as well as the orchard and softfruit area to demonstrate hands-on horticultural methods to successfully grow fruit and vegetable organically. During the summer students trained and worked closely together with the experienced gardenteam from The Organic Centre.
The students also received classroom teachings and lectures delivered by Organic Centre staff and guest speakers to back up the practical training.
The combination of the two ways of learning proofed very successful for the students and their trainers showing in high grades achieved in botany, organic crop protection, organic food crops and organic soil management exams and projects.
During the winter month a "Start your own Business" course plus four weeks of work experience outside The Organic Centre rounded off the diverse course in Organic Horticulture.
On the 18th of February 2008 The Organic Centre will welcome a new group of students to train in organic horticulture in an exciting eight module FETAC-course.
For more information on this course ring The Organic Centre at 071-9854338 or FAS in Sligo
The twelve full-time students came together last Friday to celebrate their very successful completion of the FETAC-Level 5 accredited course in organic horticulture supported by FAS. While St.Brigid was ringing in the the new season with snowflakes and bitterly cold temperatures the students where looking back on their achievements and experiences of the last year and ahead into their future career in organic horticulture.
Most part of the training took place at The Organic Centre, using the horticultural facilities, such as the polytunnels and a large outdoor vegetable production area as well as the orchard and softfruit area to demonstrate hands-on horticultural methods to successfully grow fruit and vegetable organically. During the summer students trained and worked closely together with the experienced gardenteam from The Organic Centre.
The students also received classroom teachings and lectures delivered by Organic Centre staff and guest speakers to back up the practical training.
The combination of the two ways of learning proofed very successful for the students and their trainers showing in high grades achieved in botany, organic crop protection, organic food crops and organic soil management exams and projects.
During the winter month a "Start your own Business" course plus four weeks of work experience outside The Organic Centre rounded off the diverse course in Organic Horticulture.
On the 18th of February 2008 The Organic Centre will welcome a new group of students to train in organic horticulture in an exciting eight module FETAC-course.
For more information on this course ring The Organic Centre at 071-9854338 or FAS in Sligo
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