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Organic Matters Podcast
Farming organically next to Ireland’s largest shopping centre
This week on Organic Matters we are at the Airfield Estate, a 38-acre site sitting next to Ireland's largest shopping centre in Dundrum in the capital city. With its 2-acre food garden certified organic, it is currently converting its farm to organic production, which includes a mix of enterprises including a milking jersey herd and laying hens. As part of its remit, it supports both educational and recreational activities, hosting up to 11,000 children each year encouraging visitors to experience farm life up close, as well as running corporate events, weddings, and the very popular Farmer Time programme. Our presenter Hannah Quinn-Mulligan, speaks to Kate Milligan, Commercial Director about the work they do and their future plans.
Season 3
Farming organically next to Ireland’s largest shopping centre
This week on Organic Matters we are at the Airfield Estate, a 38-acre site sitting next to Ireland's...
Using a farm shop and café to maximise your organic business
This week on the Organic Matters Podcast, we meet vegetable grower and farm shop and café owner Mich...
Making an organic suckler system work for you
This week on the Organic Matters Podcast, we meet Sligo based suckler farmer Niall Higgins. ...
Catching up with a trial growing lupins
This week, we catch up again with tillage and beef farmer Derek Kelly. Derek is running a ...
Tillage farm growing gluten free oats, miscanthus and installing solar panels
This week, Organic Matters meets James and Zeta O'Keeffe on their organic tillage farm in Co M...
Suckler farm Switching to Organics
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Helen Hughes who farms in Co Meath with her husband ...
Building an organic egg business
This week on Organic Matters, we meet Monaghan farmer Gordon McCoy. Gordon farms on the bo...
Starting an organic flour mill as a farmer
This week on Organic Matters, we hear from Monaghan farmer Turlough Keenan. Turlough was p...
Season 2
Finishing Organic Lamb and Shepherd’s Huts for Agri-tourism
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to sheep farmer Selena McKenzie. Selena farms with her husban...
From conventional dairy farmer to organic Wagyu beef entrepreneur
In the final instalment of Organic Matters for this season, we speak to Cork organic farmer Conor Sh...
Direct selling organic dexter beef and working with other organic farmers
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Emer Fahy and Niall Moynihan from Duhallow Organics who se...
Building a bread business on organic foundations
This week on Organic Matters, we speak to Dublin based Bread 41 co-owner Eoin Cluskey. Eoin started ...
Starting a successful salad growing business
This week, we speak to Janet and Jenny from Gorse Farm on the Carlow/Wexford border about creating a...
Growing your own animal feed and Stabiliser cattle
The week, we hear from Monaghan farmer Sean Greenan. Sean is a relative newcomer to tillage but now ...
‘Getting bigger doesn’t mean getting better’ – Green Earth Organics
This week, Organic Matters speaks to Kenneth Keavy from Green Earth Organics, a veg and veg box busi...
Season 1
Direct selling vegetables
John McCormick talks to Organic Matters about starting his own veg business in Helen's Bay over 20 y...
Organic tillage and weed control
This week Organic Matters visits organic sheep and tillage farmer Graham Harris in Kildare as he hos...
Entering organic farming in Westmeath
This week Organic Matters travels to a farm walk in Westmeath to meet farmer Andrew Fagan and meet o...
Organic flour in Monaghan
This week, Organic Matters travels to Monaghan to meet farmer Mark Gillanders who is one half of the...
Finishing cattle on combi-crops and the how the Organic Farming Scheme might look in the future!
This week, Organic Matters travels to the farm of beef and tillage farmer Tom Dunne in Co Laois. Tom...
Building a successful horticulture business
This week, Organic Matters visits Beechlawn organic horticulture farm to meet couple Pádraig and Una...
Making more from salad than cows – organic horticulture in Cork
This week, Organic Matters meets organic horticulture and beef farmer Patrick Frankel on his farm in...
Sowing clover and MSS in an organic system
Organic Matters speaks to Kevin O'Hanlon who manages an organic dairy farm in Wexford. Kevin has put...