Oliver Moore: Organic, for whom the bell St Tola’s

My heart sank when I walked into a local store and saw St Tola — that iconic Irish organic brand — no longer certified organic. Now, “artisan” was the most prominent adjective.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015 - 01:00

Oliver Moore

So I rang proprietor Siobhan Garvey for a chat.

Why has St Tola stepped away from organic?

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Farming Analysis Siobhan Garvey St Tola Place: Inagh,Place: west Clare Place: Portumna Person: Oliver Moore Person: Siobhan Garvey Organisation: St Tola Organisation: TASTE Council Organisation: McDonalds

<p>Pictured on the Bandon river for the Lee Bandon and Illen river was Christopher O'Sullivan TD minister of state for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity who launched the event with local dairy farmer and Teagasc member Vanessa Kiely O'Connor along with Jim Bergin, chair of BFFW steering committee, Frank O'Mara, director Teagasc Stan Lalor, Teagasc Vincent O'Donovan, chairperson Carbery group, Liam Herlihy, Teagasc, Roy Kingston, farmer and chairman of catchment implementation group, Enda Buckley, director of sustainability, Carbery and Oisín Coackley, catchment co-ordinator. Picture: Denis Boyle </p>

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