Feeding Ourselves 23
SATURDAY 25th March 10.00 – Voices from the field: Breakfast session sharing stories of where we are at and a facilitated discussion on emerging practice. 11.30 – Feeding Ourselves. Growing a stronger movement Where are we at? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?Strengthening the solidarity food movement on the island and supporting a regenerative and more resilient way to nourish the land and feed ourselves. 14.00 – Break out sessions Community Supported Agriculture Diversity in Agriculture Policy Weaving – agri-food rural, environmental Textiles from seed to fibre Digitalisation – OFN Platform Soil and Biodiversity – findings from research 15.30 – Connecting with Europe – A blended session held with Forum Synergies, with online participants joining from across Europe. With Short Stories from the book ‘Rural Europe Takes Action – No More Business as Usual’. Balkan Seeds Network – The story of a network of…
EATS N BEATS
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…
Winter Newsletter
Welcome to our winter newsletter.. Download the PDF here…
Cloughjordan Community Farm is recruiting!
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…
Cloughjordan Community Farm is recruiting!
Cloughjordan Community Farm is recruiting for the Open Food Hub
Volunteer opportunity!
ESC-Programme, fully funded volunteer opportunities – Apply now for September 2020 Opent eo participants from 18 – 30 years of age. For more details contact: esccloughjordan@gmail.com
Cloughjordan Community Farm is recruiting! Horticulture Team Leader
THE VACANCY HAS BEEN FILLED! The Horticulture production team leader is responsible for leading and working with a team. Organising daily work schedules for the production of horticulture crops and participate in the production. The Cloughjordan Community Farm, located on 10 acres in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, is Ireland’s largest example of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The Community Farm is now at an exciting stage in its development. We are looking for a dynamic new Farmer to join our team and help progress a unique community approach to regeneration and resilience. Job responsibilities: TheHorticulture team leader role includes:Maintaining a sustainable, reduced-carbon system of food production that will improve the biodiversity and quality of soil on the land.Helping with the production and distribution of food to CSA membersWorking with Volunteers. We have a team of 8 European volunteers.Engaging in the farm coordination structuresPromoting seed savingImproving growing methods for resilience and implementing new techniques…
Feeding Ourselves 2019 conference – 23rd March 2009
COMMUNITY REVITALISATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO FARMING AND FOOD. WHEN: SATURDAY 23rd MARCH 2019 WHERE: WeCreate Workspace & Cloughjordan Community Farm, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary, Ireland BOOK NOW – CLICK HERE Feeding Ourselves is the annual conference that brings together agro-ecological farmers, community food advocates and anyone with an interest in good food, good farming and community revitalisation. The focus this year is on you! This year we want our annual gathering to be all about the participants and our collective contributions – WE are the people we need to hear from! This is the event for you if you want to help with or are interested in: Rural revitalisation Community supported agriculture Regenerative soil practices Threats and opportunities of digitisation on agriculture and rural spaces Climate disruption The Common Agriculture Policy Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Discover how a cooperative approach can strengthen and build more resilient and sustainable food systems,…
Feile na n’Ull, Apple Festival – 22nd September 2018
The 3rd annual Apple Festival and Community Fair takes place in the ecovillage at Cloughjordan. This festival, which coincides with the European Day of Sustainable Communities, celebrates the yield of apples, those that tend to the trees, who work the land and those who create delicious food. The day features a number of talks, workshops and activities that are open to the public. Highlights include delicious local food stalls, an apple baking contest, tours around the ecovillage, its orchards of heritage apples and a Heritage Day highlighting working animals and seed saving on the community farm. It has been a great year for apples and at Féile na nÚll there will be a chance to get them juiced. Bring your apples for mashing and pressing and, if you have an apple pie or tart recipe you are proud of, consider entering the Apple Bake contest. In the evening there will be…
SpeakEatsy: A Convivial Evening – Sat 7th April
Complementary beer from the award winning White Gypsy Brewery. A delicious shared Community Farm meal by Night Orchard Spoken word poetry from Mel White and Dave Rock Live music from Maggie McEntee and Roj Light Conversation with US community activist Brittney Johnson Pressure Drop DJs to finish Saturday 7th April | 19.00 till late | €25 seated meal and evening entertainment (booking essential) | €15 evening entertainment from 20.30 (with food available to purchase) ‘SpeakEATsy’ is a unique evening of music, poetry, food and conversation that is so much more than the sum of its parts. Book in for a delicious shared meal with Community Farm and local produce by Night Orchard. At this SpeakEATsy there will be complimentary beer from the award winning White Gypsy Brewery. Resident poet Mel White, winner of the Cuirt Literary Festival Poetry Slam, will share some of her new work and dynamic spoken word…