Green Earth Organics: Going back to our vegetable roots 

Just one per cent of our farms produce vegetables, though the climate provides near-ideal growing conditions. Organic farmer Kenneth Keavey, the man behind the Green Earth Organics vegetable box delivery service talks about why it's important to support Irish growers.

Organic farmer Kenneth Keavey, the man behind the Green Earth Organics vegetable box delivery service

"If you buy Irish, then that encourages the Irish vegetable industry to expand.”

 It’s all very simple when organic farmer Kenneth Keavey, who runs vegetable box delivery business Green Earth Organics, explains it like that. But the stark fact remains: despite our climate being ideal for growing — at least most of the time — only 1% of Irish farms produce vegetables, according to 2016 Eurostat figures.