Meet the Champion – Andrew McMenamin

Meet the Champion – Andrew McMenamin

A Visit to the Award-Winning Farm of Andrew McMenamin: Championing Biodiversity and Carbon Reduction in Rural Ireland” In the picturesque village of Ballybun, nestled in the heart of Castlefinn, County Donegal, lies the 30-acre family farm of Andrew McMenamin,...
ACORNS – 9th year of development programme deadline

ACORNS – 9th year of development programme deadline

Call for applications to the 9th cycle of ACORNS was launched on the 15th of August. ACORNS is a free development programme for early-stage female entrepreneurs based in rural Ireland and funded through the Rural Innovation and Development Fund by the Department of...
Social Farming Open Day in Co. Offaly

Social Farming Open Day in Co. Offaly

Social Farming Ireland held an open day on the farm of Social Farmers Catherine Molloy and Brian Dooley near Birr, Co. Offaly this summer.  Over 80 people visited the farm for the day to see social farming in practice. Social farming uses ordinary working farms to...