Person: Madeline McKeever

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Water quality is a major focus for Martin Crowe, Farming for Nature ambassador. He has installed three settling ponds to manage runoff from the yard and protect local watercourses. Alongside this, he has developed a 5–6-acre riparian buffer zone, fenced off from cattle and full of Devil’s-bit scabious, supporting pollinators and slowing nutrient flow to the Mulkear river. Pictures: Farming for Nature </p>

outdoors

Donal Hickey: A salute to farmers working with nature

Making a shift from using every bit of land and ‘driving it hard’ to a work model where climate and nature guide every decision

These recipes inspired Darina Allan at the Taste of West Cork

home and gardens

Our gardening noticeboard

home and gardens

Our gardening noticeboard

home and gardens

Our gardening noticeboard

property

Time to move west? Red Gate Cottage

Mother of all grains

A staple of the health food store, Quinoa, pronounced ‘keenwah’, is a highly nutritious grain crop originating in South America, which was once considered ‘the gold of the Incas’.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2013

Our gardening noticeboard

¦ Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, Nov 13, with guest speaker Madeline McKeever, of Brown Envelope Seeds. All welcome, €5.00.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2013

Organics expert backs anti-blight trial

The co-ordinator of Ireland’s first master’s degree in organic horticulture has welcomed trials of genetically-modified potatoes in a bid to beat late blight.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2012

Enemy takes control

The weed invasion, the dread of every gardener, is an offensive that must be stopped.

Sun, 09 Sep, 2012

On hearing of a spud-related attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records, The Menu immediately hitched up the wagon and pointed it westwards once more for The Menu truly venerates this most tremendous of all tubers.

Sun, 26 Aug, 2012

What organic seeds do you buy?

Spring is in the air and thoughts turn towards growing.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2012