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Growing Awareness, Sustainable Food and Farming Workshops At Glebe Gardens, Baltimore, Co Cork. Sunday, September 19: Identifying edible fungi and plants and how to cook them.

Sunday, October 3: identify, collect and store the seeds of native trees, as well as how to prepare it for germination and planting. Sunday, October 24: Vegetable Seed saving: help preserve our heritage varieties by saving your own seeds. €25 per workshop. Booking and details: contact Jean Perry, 028-20232 or email [e-mail]

Irish Blueberries: Look out for delicious Irish Blueberries in the shops, this is a good year for this wonderful health giving fruit. More information on blueberries can be found on www.derryvilla.com. Derryvilla Blueberry Farm in Co Offaly produces fresh blueberries and also makes Blueberry Relish, Blueberry Preserve and Blueberry Juice which are on sale throughout the country.

Blackberries: Now is also the time to comb the hedgerows for Blackberries, make delicious tarts and jam or freeze for winter use.

Douglas Farmers Market now in full swing, selling local vegetables, fruit, farmhouse cheese, cakes, biscuits, preserves, herb plants, fresh fish, smoothies... Saturday 9-1pm, car park by the Community Centre.