Organisation: Irish Seed Savers

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Orchard with ancient cultivars is the apple of my eye

After an hour touring the gardens and orchard of a local farmer, I feel I should share his knowledge of old apple varieties while it is still verdant in my mind.

home and gardens

Get out and about for National Heritage Week

farming

Oliver Moore: Ideas exchanged at eco village visits

home and gardens

Highlighting the heroic work of the Irish Seed Savers

home and gardens

It’s time for winter bare-root planting

Crab Apple or Bramley Apple Jelly

Maeve’s orchard is an organic triumph

According to figures supplied by the Organic certification bodies, there are just 41 hectares of organic fruit growing in Ireland.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2014

On course for the summer with adult classes

It’s traditional for school children to attend a camp during the holidays, but there are equivalents for adults now, teaching everything from scriptwriting to beekeeping and sailing, says Arlene Harris.

Wed, 21 May, 2014

The seeds of the future

DID you ever plant a pip from an apple core or from a kiwi, or plant an avocado stone?

Sun, 02 Feb, 2014

Seed savers in jeopardy

It is with great distress The Menu learns of the difficulties facing the magnificent Co Clare-based Irish Seed Savers, in very real danger of perishing due to severe Dept of Agriculture funding cuts.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2013

Apple tree leaves beautiful memories

A serenely graceful old apple tree is the queen of our old cottage garden. She is a Beauty of Bath, and a beauty indeed, through all the seasons of all the years.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2013

Why not give an activity this year?

How about a day out with the Twitchers as a Christmas gift? Author and expert Eric Dempsey of Birds Ireland offers a number of trips and full-day workshops from his base in Co Wicklow.

Sun, 09 Dec, 2012

From a little seed grows great things, including a state of the art building

The Irish Seed Savers has just opened a state of the art seed bank on their 20-acre site in Scarriff, Co Clare.

Fri, 24 Aug, 2012

Scrub fires — a burning issue that must be quenched

WILDFIRES have burned thousands of hectares of Ireland’s countryside this year.

Tue, 25 May, 2010

John tears strips... as Eamon offers to do one

CHEAP shots are what keep the political world going around. But Green Party leader John Gormley believes the planet could be saved if politicians just got along.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2008