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“Eats and Beats is back! Our first one of 2024 is on Saturday 23rd March from 7PM til midnight, in Bay 1 The Food Hub, Wecreate
Cloughjordan.

This time we’ve a new chef  – the incomparable Hasrat Dayan  – and DJ Smøllhaus aka Tiny House Paul, who will accompany eats and beats regular Ollie Moore. The pair will spin tropical, house, UKG, dancehall and mashups a plenty!

We kick off at 7 with a sumptuous meal, centred around our Cloughjordan Community Farm seasonal veg. Hasrat Dayan specialises in Anatolian and Mesopotamian cuisine, made using Ayurvedic food combinations. What an Evening Awaits you!”

 

SOLD OUT!

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SpeakEATsy | Saturday July 1st | 19:00 to Midnight

Food Hub I WeCreate I Cloughjordan Ecovillage IRELAND 

 

SpeakEATsy is a celebratory evening of arts and local food – conversations hosted by Davie Philip and poet Mel White – music from Matthew Noone, composer and performer of the 25 stringed lute, the sarode – a delicious 3 course vegan meal with community farm produce cooked up by Alex from West Coast Toast – performance and a compelling after dinner conversation with cultural creatives from the WEAll Deep Dive – and DJs Ollie Moore, Ruari McBride and Aaron Bailey to finish.

 

BYOB 

 

€40 Places from 19.00 to midnight – almost sold out only 15 places left!

After 10.00 dancing tickets – pre-booked €8 or €10 on the door (cash only on door)

 

Tickets available to buy in WeCreate – for more info email speakeatsy@cloughjordancommunityfarm.ie 

 

 

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“Incoming! Our May edition of EATS and BEATS is on – last one til end of September! 

EAT an amazing meal and dance to brilliant BEATS at the farm’s very own EATS ‘N’ BEATS event – a Cloughjordan Community Farm fundraiser. From 7-12. Make a date for fab fodder and top tunes with your groovy farm team and friends. It’s a simple formula – chews then tunes. So that’s very seasonal, very local and super tasty food from our farm to tantalize the taste buds and set you up proper for an evening of dancing and prancing, hither and thither, all around Bay One in Wecreate – aka The Food Hub!”

Food:

Music:

Our May edition sees Aaron Oscar headlining, playing beaty electro swing, tech house, and base wobble global groves to get you moving! High energy dancefloor vibes! Also featuring Rurai and Ollie – spinning cumbia, afro beat, dancehall reggae andistep and more from the tropical world!

Tickets - Sold Out!

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“It’s on! EAT amazing food and dance to brilliant BEATS at the farm’s very own EATS ‘N’ BEATS event – a Cloughjordan Community Farm fundraiser on Friday 28th April. From 7-12. Make a date for fab fodder and top tunes with your groovy farm team and friends. It’s a simple formula – chews then tunes. So that’s very seasonal, very local and super tasty food from our farm to tantalize the taste buds and set you up proper for an evening of dancing and prancing, hither and thither, all around Bay One in Wecreate – aka The Food Hub!”

Food – the main

Menu will be posted soon!

Music:
Our April show will also feature DJ Beep Beep – Dublin’s rockabilly queen! Beep Beep is a driving force at the Haunt in the Electric Picnic, and at Rockabilly festivals and events all over Ireland, the UK and Europe

 

Rockabilly, cumbia, reggae, tropical, afrobeat, dancehall

 

EATS N BEATS

Tickets x 1 €15.00 EUR Tickets x 2 €30.00 EUR Tickets x 3 €45.00 EUR Tickets x 4 €60.00 EUR Tickets x 5 €75.00 EUR

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EATS N BEATS

Cloughjordan Community Farm Fundraiser

“It’s on! EAT amazing food and dance to brilliant BEATS at the farm’s very own EATS ‘N’ BEATS event – a Cloughjordan Community Farm fundraiser. From 7-12. Make a date for fab fodder and top tunes with your groovy farm team and friends. It’s a simple formula – chews then tunes. So that’s very seasonal, very local and super tasty food from our farm to tantalize the taste buds and set you up proper for an evening of dancing and prancing, hither and thither, all around Bay One in Wecreate – aka The Food Hub!”

Food – the main

– Ribollita (Tuscan beans, freshly baked gluten free bread and farm vegetable stew).
The sides  
– green salad with roasted potatoes and buckwheat.
– coleslaw with a tahini and kimchi dressing.
– green tomato chutney 
– green leaf pesto (veggie and vegan options)

All vegan (except one pesto option) and gluten-free (except one bread option)

Music:

Cumbia, reggae, tropical, afrobeat, dancehall

 

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Welcome to our winter newsletter..

Download the PDF here...

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Vegetable Grower / Farmer 

Starting from October 2021

The Cloughjordan Community Farm, located on 10 acres in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, is Ireland’s largest example of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). 

We are looking for a dynamic experienced grower to join our team and help progress a unique community approach to regeneration and resilience. 

• Are you an experienced farmer / horticulturist with a passion for agroecological, regenerative practices? 
• Do you have the skills, imagination and an enthusiasm for community?
• Would you be interested in playing a role in further developing our community farm?  

Read on for more details and how to apply for this post.

Cloughjordan Community Farm 

Cloughjordan Community Farm exists to demonstrate a viable model for diversified, sustainable, small-scale Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) through responsible stewardship of the land. We respect the soil, water and air through organic methods of growing, by conserving water and by reducing fossil fuel emissions. 

The community farm has developed a strategic plan to support us in the next phase in our growth, and have an infrastructure in place to coordinate activities such as support for our long and short-term volunteers, distribution, membership management and have a system of mutual accountability via the Farm Coordination group and wider Membership meetings. We are also now at an exciting stage in development with a new education area and the establishment of our Food Hub, providing sustainable routes to market for the farm, growers involved with the farm, and for local producers through a digital marketplace.

As Ireland’s first CSA and still the biggest example of its kind, we are keen to identify someone self-motivated, energetic and innovative, who cares about biodiversity and soil health and, most importantly, is committed to implementing chemical free, sustainable farming methods.

Job responsibilities: 

The Vegetable Farmer/ grower role includes:

• Maintaining and enhancing a sustainable, regenerative system of food production.
• Coordinating production and distribution of food to CSA members 
• Managing and working with (Irish and European) volunteers. 
• Engaging in the farm coordination structures and membership
• Working machinery and irrigation systems
• Building biodiversity and soil 
• Promoting seed saving 
• Managing and improving our farm fertility especially our compost
• Improving growing methods for resilience and implementing new techniques in response to a changing climate where appropriate

Required experience and competencies 

• Agricultural/horticultural  training, preferably with an ecological focus 
• Experience working on a farm, or similar area, using ecological/ sustainable methods.
• Interest in ecology, biodiversity and soil health
• Knowledge of Regenerative agriculture practices and Permaculture approaches 
• Experience in farm machinery use and tractor driving with full license (2 years’ experience preferable)
• Competency in English language 
• Good communication skills
• Commitment to equity and collaboration
• Excellent management and delegation skills
• The ability to work within a diverse team 
• Willingness to engage with and teach volunteers

Desirable experience and useful competencies 

• Experience leading on production on a farm using organic (agroecological\, regenerative) methods 
• Field-scale vegetable production experience
• Willingness to learn new approaches
• Digital capabilities 
• Enthusiasm for developing and improving the Farm
• Interest and experience in community living
• Experience of cooperatives, or community-led initiatives
• Desire to commit longer term, 3-5 years. 

Terms of employment

• Period of employment: 1 year contract with the intention of renewal
• Location: Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland 
• Remuneration: €25,000+.

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this post please submit a letter of motivation outlining your experience and initial ideas to recruitment@cloughjordancommunityfarm.ie by Monday 26th July, 2021

Find out more: www.cloughjordancommunityfarm.ieFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloughjordanCommunityFarm/

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Open Market Coordinator

Part time service contract – initially from February to August 2021 with the possibility of extension.
Cloughjordan Community Farm is establishing the Cloughjordan Open Food Hub to provide sustainable
routes to market for local producers through a digital marketplace.
This dynamic role of Open Market Coordinator is perfect for someone with administration and
communication skills, competencies in digital technologies and a passion for cooperative approaches to
local food.

Job responsibilities:
The role involves working with the Open Food Hub co-ordinator to identify producers and assist them in
getting onto the OFN Ireland digital platform, and to set up and manage the distribution point for a
regional digital farmers market.
Required experience and competencies:
● Shop, market or entrepreneurial experience
● Strong spreadsheet and database skills
● Comfortable using digital technologies
● Competency in English language
● Good communication skills
● The ability to work within a diverse team
● Enthusiasm for developing the Open Food Hub
● Interest in cooperatives, community/ local economy development
Terms of employment
● 12 hours a week
● Period of contract: 6 months with the intention of renewal
● Location: WeCreate, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland
● Remuneration: Rate to be discussed

Application Process
If you would like to apply for this post please submit a letter of motivation and a CV to
recruitment@cloughjordancommunityfarm.ie by Monday 1st February 2021

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