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Thrifty Tip: Place sprigs of thyme into the pockets of clothes to protect them from moths.

* The theme of this year’s Euro-toques, National Food Forum and Fairs theme is The Whole Hog, focusing on how we rear, kill and eat pigs in Ireland. Sunday, September 6, at Brooklodge, Macreddin Village, Co Wicklow. To book a stall or to participate, contact Ruth on 01-6779995 or [e-mail]

* Richard Bertinet – from the famous Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School in Bath, Somerset and an award winning baker – is coming to Ballymaloe Cookery School to teach a practical one and half-day course on the art of bread making from Tuesday, September 15 to Wednesday, September 16. For further details telephone [phone] or email [e-mail]

* Those of you who have a concern about sustainable seafood and would like to learn more might want to join the Marine Conservation Society. First check out the website www.mcsuk.org – it’s a mine of useful information on scallops and other species.