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R EE F 2019 Course Programme & Seed Catalogue theorganiccentre.ie
WELCOME
SPECIALISTS IN
ORGANIC FARM & GARDEN SUPPLIES Welcome to the new Gardening season 2019 and the 23rd Edition of our
Course Programme and Seed Catalogue.
In preparing your programme for the coming year we have included many
new courses and plenty of the old favourites to whet your gardening appetite.
Browse through our catalogue to see our extensive range of seeds, garden
tools, and equipment, and a bigger than ever array of books both in our shop
and online to help you on your way.
We will be particularly pleased to cater for you, your friends and family and
groups when you attend our courses and garden tours at The Organic Centre.
Learn to grow your own food organically. Seize your opportunity to gain new
insights and tips into living sustainably.
We are adding to our event calender that includes the ever popular
International Biodiversity Day, Potato Day and Apple and Harvest Day,
bringing even more family friendly activities for a great day out in 2019!
Get your children involved and watch their enthusiasm, as they see the
relationship between planting a seed in compost and watching it grow. Teach
the relationship between growing food and cooking it. Keep it small and keep
it manageable and keep it fun!
Finally, we thank you for your support in the past year. Organic food growth is
on the increase both nationally and internationally. Established in 1995
the Organic Centre now moving forward, is proud to be an integral part of
this movement.
In this regard and in keeping with the latest EU Project “Make Europe
Sustainable for All” campaign, this year we are delighted to include
‘Sustainable Food Production’ as one of our events.
Quality Tools, Organic Seed Potatoes, Sets & Seeds, We invite you all to come to Rossinver and the Organic Centre and look
Organic Composts, Fertilizers and more forward to welcoming you in 2019.
A very Big Thank you from all The Organic Centre Team !
www.fruithillfarm.com | 027 50710
OPENING TIMES WEEKEND COURSES
TUESDAY – SUNDAY 10am-5pm TIMES 10am to 4pm
Last entry to gardens at 4pm.
Closed Mondays except on Bank Holidays.
Dates: 17th February – 4th November.
COST
1 day course Varied
Content
2 day course €140
3 course deal €180 (€30 saving)
ADMISSION Student and unemployed €50
Courses &
(Not available online, please call for details)
Adults €4
Concession €2
Children FREE OUTDOOR COURSES
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Members FREE
A large number of our courses involve outdoor
activities or at least a tour of the gardens, so please
come with appropriate rainproof gear and boots.
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Courses, Workshops & Events Calender
FEBRUARY APRIL JUNE SEPTEMBER
SAT 16, SUN 17 Willow Basket Making SAT 6 Healthy Eating – Sport Nutrition SAT 8 Polytunnel Growing Summer Workshop SAT 7 Soil and learn how to improve it
SUN 17 Starting a Garden from Scratch SAT 6 Garden ecoShed – Part 1 SAT 8 Herbs for Life – Using Herbs Medicinally SUN 8 Saving Vegetable Seed Workshop
SAT 23 Growing in Polytunnels – Intro SUN 7 Divining the Landscape SAT 15, SUN 16 Willow Basket Making SAT 14 Herbal and Natural Remedies workshop
SUN 24 Plan a Years Harvest – Start now SAT 13 Sourdough Baking Workshop SAT 22 Master Class in Weed Management SAT 14 Plan your Garden Now
SUN 24 Grafting Workshop SAT 13 Urban Gardening in Small Spaces SUN 15 Wild Mushroom Foraging
MON 25, TUES 26 The Complete Organic and Containers JULY SAT 21 Growing Winter Salads in Polytunnels
Vegetable Course for Beginners THUR 18 Seaweed Walk and Talk SAT 6 Design Your New Garden SUN 22 Wine and Cider Making
SAT 6 Make and Recycle Fertiliser Sustainably SAT 28 Sourdough Baking Workshop
MARCH SAT 27 Master Class in Organic Pest and SAT 13 Renewable Energy Workshop SUN 29 EVENT Apple Day & Taste Leitrim
SAT 2, SUN 3 Willow Sculptures, Fedges, Domes Disease Management SAT 13 Summer Print Making Workshop Harvest Feast
SAT 2 Start a Fruit Garden and Orchard SUN 28 EVENT Sustainable Food Production SAT 13 EVENT Fundraising Evening, Dinner Date
SUN 3 Organic Gardening for Beginners SAT 20 Bushcraft for Kids (age 10+) OCTOBER
SAT 9 Lost Crops of the Incas MAY SAT 20, SUN 21 Dry Stone Wall Building SAT 5 Hedge Laying
SAT 9 Healthy Eating – Nutrition for Adults SAT 4 Sustainable Living on €6,000 per Year SAT 27 Organic Gardening Summer Workshop SAT 5 Cheese Making Workshop
SUN 10 EVENT Annual Potato Day SAT 4 Garden ecoShed – Part 2 SAT 27 Cheese making Workshop SAT 12 Plan a Years Harvest – Start Now
SAT 23 Polytunnel Growing Spring Workshop SUN 5 Sensitive Permaculture SAT 19, SUN 20 Willow Basket Making
SAT 23 Introduction to Bee Keeping SAT 11, SUN 12 Dry Stone Wall Building AUGUST SAT 26 Winter Wellness with Homeopathy
SUN 24 Growing for Restaurants SAT 11 Growing Great Herbs SAT 3 Healthy Eating – Kids Nutrition
and Salads for all Seasons SUN 12 Spring Wellness with Homeopathy SAT 17 Sustainable Living on €6,000 per Year NOVEMBER
SAT 30 Flowering Beds Spring Workshop SUN 12 Proftable Polytunnel Growing SAT 20 Bushcraft for Adults SAT 2 Xmas Card Print Making Workshop
SAT 30 Renewable Energy Workshop THU 16 Seaweed Walk and Talk SAT 24 Polytunnel Autumn Workshop SAT 2 Grow Fruit Winter Workshop
SUN 31 Nature based Water and Waste Water SAT 18, SUN 19 Natural Building Workshop SUN 25 Wild Mushroom Foraging SUN 10 Wool Spinning
Treatment Systems SUN 19 EVENT International Biodiversity Day SAT 31 Flowering Beds – Winter Workshop
SAT 25 Native Woodland Management DATES TCB POP–UP EVENTS
SAT 25 Strengthening the Resilience of
our Local Areas REGULAR EVENTS
SUN 26 Poultry for the Home WEEKLYNature Play Mondays - Parents & Toddler
SUN 26 Foraging for Wild Food MONTHLY Nature Play Sundays
4 5
Courses &
Workshops Grafting Workshop
WITH PHIL WHEAL
SUN 24 FEB GW1 €70
Start a Fruit Garden and Orchard
WITH PHIL WHEAL
SAT 2 MAR SFGO €70
Learn how to propagate your own fruit trees and This course will empower you to create an orchard in
Nature Play Mondays Starting a Garden from Scratch greatly reduce the costs of creating your own a day. Apples, pears, plums, strawberries, currants,
orchard or starting a nursery. Phil will give you a nuts and a whole range of delicious fruits that you
Parents & Toddler WITH INGRID FOLEY hands-on experience on techniques of grafting and may not be so familiar with. Phil will teach you how
SUN 17 FEB SGFS €70 budding apple, pear, plum and cherry trees. He to do the right things at the right time. Workshop
WITH FIONA WHEELDON
will show you a variety of available rootstocks and covers: best site location and preparing the ground,
EVERY MONDAY, 10 - 12am PTM €5 explain the differences. Participants will take their layout of orchard, choosing rootstocks and sourcing
The ultimate start-up course to your first gardening
year. Learn how to select and assess your site, test own grafted trees home. the best varieties, proper planting techniques,
Fun outdoors sessions for parents & toddlers up feeding and protecting your plants. Whether you are
your soil, make compost and build fertility. We will
to 4 years old. Come explore the safe and friendly a farmer, a small-holder or an apple enthusiast, this
show how to make lazy beds, plan a rotation and
environment of the Organic Centre, led by Fiona workshop will provide you with the perfect start.
select your favourite tools and you will leave with
Wheeldon. Bring your wellies and waterproofs.
Please register for each session you would like to
your first garden plan. The day will combine some The Complete Organic Vegetable
indoor along with practical outdoor sessions.
attend with Fiona: 086 0533700. €5 per child. Course for Beginners
WITH KLAUS LAITENBERGER Organic Gardening for Beginners
MON 25, TUES 26 FEB COVCB €140 WITH INGRID FOLEY
Nature Play Sundays 2-4pm Growing in Polytunnels – Intro
SUN 3 MAR OGB €70
WITH INGRID FOLEY This course is suited for anyone who plans to start
WITH INA GÜHMANN a food garden. It is filled with practical tips and
SAT 23 FEB GIP1 €70 Learn how to plan and prepare your plot considering
LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FNPL €10 demonstrations on how to prepare the soil and make the 5 S: Sun, soil, shelter, seeds and manure. We will
raised beds; compost making session, seed sowing help you decide what to sow and how to grow a wide
A polytunnel is the best addition to any garden, demonstration and how to avoid pests and diseases.
Bring the kids for fun nature play, crafts with nature range of highly nutritious organic vegetables. We
providing early season produce like early potatoes It will also include classroom sessions on crop
materials and playful education sessions led by will teach you the basics of successful growing on
and spring onions. Learn how to grow tomatoes, planning, rotations and tips on which crops are best
forest school instructor Ina Gühmann from Forest any scale. From building soil fertility to composting,
cucumbers, peppers and basil followed by suited for the small garden.
Friday Nature Play. Come explore our woodlands, sowing to plant care, watering and feeding to pest
overwintering crops to harvest produce all year
forest garden, orchard and other areas of the centre. control. A tour of our gardens will show how we try
round. A tour of the centre’s many tunnels will
The activities are tailored for children between 4 and to put theory into practice.
show various sizes and give advice on how to erect
7 years of age - but smaller siblings are welcome to
a tunnel. Practical sessions will cover ground
join in if minded and assisted by their parents. Bring
your wellies and waterproofs. Please register for
preparation, growing systems, rotation, watering, Willow Sculptures, Fedges, Domes
propagation and building soil fertility.
each session you would like to attend. Just a text WITH JOHNNY TONER
message is fine. Ina: 085 7190499. €10 per child. SAT 2, SUN 3 MAR WSFD €140
Lost Crops of the Incas
WITH KLAUS LAITENBERGER
Learn all about how to use our native willow to
Plan a Years Harvest – Start now make a variety of low cost structures, from a living
SAT 9 MAR LCIOUV €70
play area for children with willow domes to a fedge
Willow Basket Making WITH INGRID FOLEY
(fence/hedge) and a seating alcove and sculptures.
Our potato doesn’t come from Ireland. It originates
SUN 24 FEB PYH1 €70 in Peru and was developed by the ancient Incas. One
WITH TOM O’BRIEN Johnny will demonstrate planting techniques, of the biggest mysteries is that all the other amazing
SAT 16, SUN 17 FEB WBM1 €140 weaving and show how to make supports for crops from the Incas haven’t made it to world fame.
If you want to harvest vegetables all year round, you climbing plants. This is a practical outdoors course
need a specific and detailed sow / plant / harvest / Some are becoming more popular especially due
You will make your own basket to take home! Tom and participants will finish a project over the 2 days. to their health benefits while others still await their
store plan and this is exactly what Ingrid will teach
will teach you how to master the technique and turn. Most of them can be grown successfully in
you. You will learn what space and other facilities
weave your first basket for breads, shopping or Ireland either outdoors or in a tunnel. Some of the
you need - including a polytunnel and best of all take
general use, with or without handle. Participants Inca crops include: Oca, Yacon, Quinoa, Amaranth,
home a monthly growing guide. This course is NOT
receive instructional DVD. There will be a small Sweet Potato, Mashua (tuberous nasturtium), Ulluco,
for total beginners.
material fee. Maca, Achocha, Cape Gooseberry etc
6 7
Healthy Eating – Nutrition for Adults Introduction to Bee Keeping Renewable Energy Workshop Healthy Eating – Sport Nutrition
WITH CIARAN CLANCY WITH MARY HYLAND & MARY MCNUTT WITH PETER SCHNEIDER WITH CIARAN CLANCY
SAT 9 MAR HENA €70 SAT 23 MAR ITB €70 SAT 30 MAR REW €70 SAT 6 APR HESN €70
Adult healthy eating workshop by Nutritional A short introductory course which will inform In the course we will look at various forms of Sports nutrition workshop by Nutritional Therapist
Therapist Ciaran Clancy – for busy individuals participants what’s involved in being a beekeeper. renewable energy which can be applied on a small Ciaran Clancy – for the physically active looking to
looking to take control of their health, increase scale - wind energy, hydro energy, solar heating, maximise their performance. This workshop will
energy levels and improve general wellbeing. This solar electricity, wood fuel - and evaluate their pros provide hands on practical nutritional advice, while
workshop will provide hands on practical nutritional and cons. We will then focus on solar electricity, incorporating nutrient dense meal plans that focus
advice, while incorporating nutrient dense simple which was long hampered by high cost, but has now on pre and post workout fuelling strategies using
meal plans using whole foods. Growing for Restaurants become very competitive. Different systems will whole foods.
and Salads for all Seasons be introduced and discussed; grid-connected with
and without battery storage; off-grid; combination
WITH INGRID FOLEY with other energy sources; quality, prices and
maintenance of components; guidelines for
FREE EVENT SUN 24 MAR GRSS €70
appropriate system layout. Outside demonstrations Garden ecoShed – Part 1
ANNUAL POTATO DAY Most reputable restaurants now have their own will be included, weather permitting. WITH PETER COWMAN
SUN 10 MAR kitchen garden, providing chefs with the ultimate SAT 6 APR GES1 €70
fresh produce. Participants will learn how to plan
Our annual celebration of the humble spud. Free production for the year, choose and grow varieties The part 1 of this 2 part workshop will focus on
entrance and free guided tours through the gardens that work and are asked for by chefs, find out about
successional sowing and be informed about soil
Nature based Water and Waste design - turning ideas into reality while part 2 will
and polytunnels. More details available online: concentrate of construction. Further details: http://
www.theorganiccentre.ie requirements and building soil fertility. The course Water Treatment Systems www.livingarchitecturecentre.com/garden-ecoshed/
covers the essentials of successful salad growing, These workshops will be presented by architect,
kitchen herbs and micro greens. The best course WITH OLLAN HERR
eco-builder, writer and teacher Peter Cowman who
for any grower who wants to supply restaurants or SUN 31 MAR NWWWT €70 has a special interest in the creation of affordable,
become a chef’s gardener. You will benefit from our healthy, low-impact, mortgage-free buildings and
Polytunnel Growing Spring Workshop experience of growing for some of Sligo’s finest cafes Rainwater harvesting systems located inside has developed a unique timber framing system
and restaurants! buildings suitable for urban houses with no outside for cost-conscious self-builders. Originator of the
WITH HANS WIELAND space for storage tanks. Herr designs for gravity ‘sheltermaker’ and ‘living architecture’ concepts
SAT 23 MAR PGSW €70 based, zero electricity and zero pumping rain water Peter’s work has been widely publicised in both
harvesting. Herr Reed beds in suburban gardens can print as well as broadcast media, worldwide. He
Our seasonal polytunnel workshops are designed treat grey water to be clean enough to re cycle to
to help you making the best and most efficient use Flowering Beds Spring Workshop flush toilets. Treating and recycling grey water in the
lives in south Leitrim. His Sheltermaker’s Manual
is published by Python Press. His website is
of your polytunnel and enable you to harvest lots of WITH JILL SCOTT face of future prolonged summer droughts in Ireland sheltermaker.com
produce throughout the year. Hans has more than as a result of climate change. Reed bed systems to
30 years of experience in polytunnel growing and SAT 30 MAR FBP €70 treat domestic waste water located on down hill
here you will learn how to prepare for the season, sites using gravity using no pumps; or with pumps
build soil fertility and compost, choose the best We will discuss the best size for borders, their for flat sites. For heavy ground with poor percolation
varieties for protected cropping, plan your rotation position, ease of maintenance, and suggest suitable
plants, annual, evergreen, fragrant, everlasting, sun-
we can achieve zero surface water discharge using Divining the Landscape
and start sowing and planting for the year. Includes ponds and willow trees.
a special session with hands-on experience on the or shade-loving, even edible and companion plants WITH ALANNA MOORE
importance of propagation and plant care. – lots to do! SUN 7 APR DL €70
Discover subtle influences at work in the landscape,
through earth energy divining techniques (also
known as dowsing). How to find, avoid or neutralise
problematic energies (such as flows of underground
water - ‘geopathic stress’, plus electro-stresses in the
home) and appreciate and protect the beneficial ones.
8 9
Sourdough Baking Workshop Seaweed Walk and Talk Master Class in Organic Pest and Sustainable Living on
WITH LUCY COOKE WITH PRANNIE RHATIGAN Disease Management €6,000 per Year
SAT 13 APR SBW €70 THUR 18 APR (3hours) SWT1 €50 WITH INGRID FOLEY WITH BRIGIT & RON BEEMSTER
A hands-on baking course introducing you to Seaweed expert and author of the award winning SAT 27 APR MCPD1 €70 SAT 4 MAY HTL1 €70
sourdough baking. Lucy will guide you step-by-step book ‘Irish Seaweed Kitchen’, Prannie Rhatigan, will
from making your own starter to successfully baking lead an educational walk along the beach to identify Your health starts in the garden and Ingrid will show Brigit and Ron, who live on €6000 a year, will help
a traditional sourdough bread. Various grains (rye, and harvest seaweeds. She will discuss the benefits you how to avoid toxic and dangerous chemicals. you find creative and practical solutions that enable
spelt, barley) will be discussed. We will mill our own of seaweed in cooking, health, gardening and She will demonstrate how to keep your garden you to have a healthy, stress-free lifestyle for very
flour. Participants will take home breads made on cosmetic use. Bring weatherproof clothes, sturdy healthy and protect your plants from pests and little money, while causing as little pollution as
the day home. footwear, a bag, notebook, pen and a sharp knife or diseases with an emphasis on prevention! Learn how possible. The course will consist of 2 parts: an
scissors. The walk will go over rough terrain. Exact to deal with problems from slugs to wire worms, interactive presentation in the morning followed by
time of walks will be advised, depending on tides. from blight to other fungal diseases. Get advice a visit to their house (45min drive) in the afternoon to
Bring a picnic lunch and we will have a seaweed treat and help on how to prevent problems. All other see the concepts in practice. It will cover everything
on the beach while discussing seaweeds. Prannie’s mechanical and biological controls will be explored from the way they built their eco-house and
Urban Gardening in Small Spaces acclaimed 3rd edition ‘Guide to Edible Seaweeds’ and various antifungal and antibacterial teas, brews glasshouse, to food, own water supply, fuel, clothing,
and sprays will be introduced. The course we believe hygiene, the garden and entertainment, right down
and Containers and her delicious Seaweed Blend can be purchase at
all gardeners need to do, but often shy away from! to waste prevention and the toilet. A unique course
a reduced rate on the day.
WITH INGRID FOLEY by two individuals, who can spark change in the way
you live.
SAT 13 APR UGSS €70
Urban gardening has very much come to the fore and FREE EVENT
Ingrid will teach you how to utilize even the smallest
space to produce salads, herbs, potatoes, tomatoes, SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION Garden ecoShed – Part 2
cucumbers, peppers, carrots and more. Learn SUN 28 APR
which varieties are best for container growing, how WITH PETER COWMAN
to choose the correct compost, make raised beds, We join forces with the IEN on a campaign they are SAT 4 MAY GES2 €70
water and feed plants. Ingrid will also introduce you involved with, through the EU-funded project ‘Make
to the concept of square foot gardening. She will Europe Sustainable For All’. The thematic campaign Part 2 of this workshop will concentrate of
show different containers from terracotta pots to this year is ‘Sustainable Food Production’. We will construction. Further details: http://www.
dustbins. In a practical session you learn all about feature film screenings, speakers & discussions. livingarchitecturecentre.com/garden-ecoshed/
sowing, planting and setting up watering and Organic popcorn, lunch and treats will be available. These workshops will be presented by architect,
feeding systems. This should be an eye opening event so don’t miss eco-builder, writer and teacher Peter Cowman who
out. We will have avialable our New Season Plants. has a special interest in the creation of affordable,
healthy, low-impact, mortgage-free buildings and
has developed a unique timber framing system
for cost-conscious self-builders. Originator of the
‘sheltermaker’ and ‘living architecture’ concepts
Peter’s work has been widely publicised in both
print as well as broadcast media, worldwide. He
lives in south Leitrim. His Sheltermaker’s Manual
is published by Python Press. His website is
sheltermaker.com.
10 11
Sensitive Permaculture Spring Wellness with Homeopathy Profitable Polytunnel Growing Native Woodland Management
WITH ALANNA MOORE WITH EILEEN CONNEELY WITH KLAUS LAITENBERGER WITH JAMES GRIFFIN
SUN 5 MAY SP €70 SUN 12 MAY SSWH €70 SUN 12 MAY PPG €70 SAT 25 MAY NWM €70
An advanced dowsing day, we’ll practise connecting This course will provide an insight into the This course is for anyone who considers making Spend a day in our Native Woodland with Arborist
to nature at a deep level, and explore how to philosophical background of homeopathy as well a small income from their garden. Polytunnel James Griffin and learn how to identify trees and
energetically create a paradise of ‘permanent as the basic methodology of first aid and acute production is far more productive than outdoor about their many uses. James will teach you how
culture/agriculture’. Learn to design your garden prescribing for common Spring/ Summer ailments, production. Instead of just producing one crop to help trees deal with the challenges and various
in harmony with natural energy points and flows, so that you can use homeopathic remedies safely outdoors you could get up to 5 times the amount diseases they are faced with. Demonstrations
practise map dowsing, diagnose plant problems with for yourself and your family. We will cover hayfever, of crop. The course includes crop planning, of good planting practice and maintenance work
your pendulum and find sustainable solutions. insect bites/ stings, heat stroke, heat rash, and recommendations on high value crops and varieties, including coppicing will be covered. He will also
essential travel remedies. No prior knowledge of crop rotations, selling produce, soil fertility, and introduce basic tools and health & safety measures
homeopathy required. other practical aspects eg types of tunnels, and tell you where to source your trees from.
ventilation, pest and disease control and general
management.
Dry Stone Wall Building
WITH PHILIP QUINN Seaweed Walk and Talk Strengthening the Resilience of
SAT 11, SUN 12 MAY DSWB1 €140
WITH PRANNIE RHATIGAN Natural Building Workshop our Local Areas
After being introduced to principles and techniques THUR 16 MAY (3hours) SWT2 €50 WITH DAVIE PHILIP
in the classroom, participants will build a dry stone WITH FEILE BUTLER & COLIN RITCHIE
wall from foundation level to the finished capping Seaweed expert and author of the award winning (MUD AND WOOD) SAT 25 MAY SRLA €50
stage. Learn about traditional dry stone methods book ‘Irish Seaweed Kitchen’, Prannie Rhatigan, will SAT 18, SUN 19 MAY NBW €140
of building garden features such as garden seats or lead an educational walk along the beach to identify Learn how you can contribute to making your
raised beds. Suitable for both the beginner and the and harvest seaweeds. She will discuss the benefits community more sustainable in this dynamic session
Design and build a sculptural cob bench with timber with Cultivate’s Davie Philip. Through presentations
more experienced person. Go away with confidence of seaweed in cooking, health, gardening and roof structure. Consisting of stone building for
and the skill to build your own dry stone wall at cosmetic use. Bring weatherproof clothes, sturdy and facilitated conversations Davie will explain the
the base (plinth wall), cob with some sculptural concept of community resilience and introduce new
home. Very popular – book early! footwear, a bag, notebook, pen and a sharp knife or elements and basic carpentry using round pole
scissors. The walk will go over rough terrain. Exact ideas and innovative approaches that people can use
construction. Feile and Colin will teach you all the to make their local areas more vibrant and resilient
time of walks will be advised, depending on tides. required theory and planning before getting stuck in
Bring a picnic lunch and we will have a seaweed treat to change.
on this insightful natural building experience.
on the beach while discussing seaweeds. Prannie’s
Growing Great Herbs acclaimed 3rd edition ‘Guide to Edible Seaweeds’
WITH GABY WIELAND and her delicious Seaweed Blend can be purchase at
a reduced rate on the day. Poultry for the Home
SAT 11 MAY GGH €70 FREE EVENT
WITH MARY LUTHERS
If you grow only one thing for your kitchen, let it INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY
be herbs. They can change your life like no other SUN 26 MAY PH1 €70
SUN 19 MAY
plant! Herbs are the most versatile plants and Come celebrate Biodiversity day with us again this
creating your own herb garden is an adventure and a As growing your own food becomes increasingly
year– enjoy talks, presentations and fun activities popular more gardeners are taking the next step
wonderful pleasure. Learn how to sow, propagate, around the topic of biodiversity and see how best
grow, pick, store and preserve herbs to get the and keep chickens, but where to start? Mary will
we can help protect our natural resources. We will teach all aspects of keeping poultry. After a morning
best out of them. Naturopath and herbalist Gaby again be joined by industry specialists to give us the
will show designs of herb gardens and how to get session learning about breeds, housing, feeding,
latest lowdown on the subject. rearing, laying, cockerels, record keeping and
your soil right. A start up selection of herbs will be
suggested and the day includes some of the classic diseases, the afternoon will be spend on Mary’s farm
ways of using herbs for kitchen, health and beauty getting a hands-on feel on what it takes to keep hens
including their medicinal uses with some samples and look at paddocks, fencing and security; includes
of homemade remedies on show. Participants will producing eggs for sale.
receive recipes and take some potted herbs home.
12 13
Foraging for Wild Food Willow Basket Making Make & Recycle Fertiliser Sustainably Summer Print Making Workshop
WITH JOERG MUELLER WITH TOM O’BRIEN from Domestic Waste Water WITH MARIA BAGNOLI
SUN 26 MAY FWH €70 SAT 15, SUN 16 JUN WBM2 €140 WITH OLLAN HERR SAT 13 JUL SPMW €40
Ever heard of Coltsfoot and Wood Sorrel, ever eaten You will make your own basket to take home! Tom SAT 6 JUL MRFS €70 Printmaking workshop using recycled materials and
Giant Hogweed or Hawthorn leaves and berries? will teach you how to master the technique and a printing press. Source materials from plants at
Herbalist Joerg will help you finding and identifying weave your first basket for breads, shopping or Phosphorus and Potash are mineral resources that the centre and transfer into a print. All materials
around 40 “wild” edible foods that grow right on general use, with or without handle. Participants take nature millions of years to make. To make more provided. No experience necessary.
your doorstep and are commonly used in Western will also receive an instructional DVD! fertilizer for the growing world population these
herbal medicine and also for culinary purposes. minerals are extracted from mines. But at current
Learn about nutrition: Stinging Nettle e.g. is higher extraction rates phosphorus is very likely to become
in protein and Vitamin C than spinach or Brussels very expensive. Ammonia and Nitrates are another
sprouts. Participants will bring home a small element of fertilizer. This is made by burning coal Fundraising Evening
notebook with collected and identified species. Master Class in Organic and natural gas which are responsible for green
ORGANIC DINNER DATE
house gas emissions. Industrial food systems around
Weed Management the world are therefore unsustainable and very SAT 13 JUL ODD €40
WITH INGRID FOLEY polluting. At present we waste these 3 nutrients
in urine and humanure through our septic tanks. Join us for our annual fundraising evening event.
Polytunnel Growing Summer SAT 22 JUN MOWM €70 Learn how to recycle these nutrients and turn it Come enjoy a devine organic dinner experience with
into compost for growing food at home. Ollan will special guest chef and entertainment. Book early
Workshop Weeds are a fascinating topic and are also the reason enlighten you on these natural systems. to secure your spot for this, sure to be a wonderful
for a lot of environmental damage done through experience, while showing your support for our local
WITH HANS WIELAND spraying of chemicals. Ingrid will show you that we organic charity.
SAT 8 JUN PGSW €70 do not need weed killers and instead introduce you
to a comprehensive approach to weed management.
Maintenance and plant care in your polytunnel in We will discuss weed ecology and learn why they are Renewable Energy Workshop
the summer is crucial to keep production going. so successful in comparison to cultivated crops. If
Hans will teach about the best ways of ventilation, you understand how weeds reproduce and spread WITH EDDIE MITCHELL Bushcraft for Kids (age 10+)
watering and feeding, preventing and dealing with then you can take the most appropriate approach in SAT 13 JUL REW €70
pests & diseases. Learn how to sow and plant out managing weed infestations so they don’t become a WITH BORIS ACHENBACH
for Winter harvesting. Hans will demonstrate best problem in our garden. By the end of the day you will With a strong emphasis on community ownership SAT 20 JUL BCK €40
practice for specific crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, be able to identify at least 10 of the most common of renewable energy projects, this course will give
peppers, basil and lettuce. Plus a practical session garden weeds and how to manage them through participants an overview of current small scale Bushcraft is the art of using the resources provided
on the best watering technique! various methods from hoeing to mulching. renewable energy generation technologies. The by our natural environment to survive and thrive
course will cover the following topics. Electricity in the great outdoors. It combines the knowledge
basics. An introduction to the physics of generating of how to best use the plants and animals at your
electricity and an explanation of some common disposal with some basic bushcraft tools to make
essential concepts. Explanation of the Grid outdoor living easier and more efficient. In learning
Herbs for Life – Design Your New Garden connected and off grid energy systems, the basic bushcraft skills we benefit in many ways. Boris
using Herbs Medicinally WITH LEONIE CORNELIUS components of these systems and the essential will be demonstrating some basic bushcraft skills.
differences between them. Common technologies These skills will include, Fire, Shelter, Make Save
WITH GABY WIELAND SAT 6 JUL DYNG €70 and the pros and cons of each – solar panels, hydro Water, Campcraft and the foraging of some wild
SAT 8 JUN HLHM €70 turbines, wind turbines. edibles/ medicinal herbs. This workshop is tailored
Have you always dreamed of a garden which is truly for kids aged 10 +
designed around you? This course by award winning
Learning about the diversity of herbs, the main focus garden designer and bestselling author Leonie
in this course is on medicinal herbs and their uses; Cornelius will help you create your very own garden
some culinary herbs will be included. Naturopath from scratch. This one day course aims to guide
and herbalist Gaby Wieland will show cultivated and you through every part of your designed garden.
wild herbs and will explain them in detail throughout From dreaming up your concept, through shapes
the day and show them in the herb garden and for your space and fleshing out your design through
grounds of The Organic Centre. Practical sessions colour, materials and planting. You will develop a
include making tinctures, oils and ointments, with clear plan for your unique garden space. Through a
samples to take home. Herbal teas, infusions & combination of presentation, workshop and one on
juices will be tasted. one sessions Leonie will help you create your
new garden.
14 15
Dry Stone Wall Building Healthy Eating – Kids Nutrition Polytunnel Autumn Workshop Get to Know your Soil and learn
WITH PHILIP QUINN WITH CIARAN CLANCY WITH HANS WIELAND How to improve it
SAT 20, SUN 21 JUL DWB2 €140 SAT 3 AUG HEKN €70 SAT 24 AUG PAW €70 WITH INGRID FOLEY
After being introduced to principles and techniques A fun healthy eating workshop for kids allowing them Prepare your polytunnel for the Autumn and Winter SAT 7 SEPT SOIL €70
in the classroom, participants will build a dry stone to understand where our food comes from, what it season. Learn about harvesting, plan your rotation
wall from foundation level to the finished capping looks like, how to eat it and what it does in our body. for next year, revise your layout, sow and plant Having an intimate understanding of your soil and
stage. Learn about traditional dry stone methods The workshop will be an interactive experience for Winter harvesting and get your overwintering how it behaves is vital to growing healthy crops of
of building garden features such as garden seats or incorporating identification, tasting and preparation crops established. Hans will demonstrate and fruit and vegetables. We will tap into a little bit of
raised beds. Suitable for both the beginner and the of whole foods. discuss the use of green manures and a tour of the science exploring soil texture, soil structure, soil pH,
more experienced person. Go away with confidence centre’s polytunnels will give you plenty of ideas and soil biology and soil fertility management. Ingrid will
and the skill to build your own dry stone wall at inspiration for the next year. explain the benefits of the four vital soil improvers:
home. Very popular – book early! Farmyard manure, compost, seaweed and green
manures. Bring soil samples and learn how to
Sustainable Living on assess your soil texture, soil type & measure soil PH.
€6,000 per Year Wild Mushroom Foraging
Organic Gardening WITH BRIGIT & RON BEEMSTER WITH TINA POMMER
Summer Workshop SAT 17 AUG HTL2 €70 SUN 25 AUG MIF1 €70 Saving Vegetable Seed Workshop
WITH INGRID FOLEY Brigit and Ron, who live on €6000 a year, will help WITH WAYNE FRANKHAM
Wild mushrooms are a treasure hidden in our woods
SAT 27 JUL OGSW €70 you find creative and practical solutions that enable and forests, so why not pick a few for your dinner SUN 8 SEPT SS €70
you to have a healthy, stress-free lifestyle for very table. In the morning there will be an introduction
Learn how to keep your garden in good shape little money, while causing as little pollution as to mushrooms. Learn how they grow, identification Frank will cover the basics of saving seed from
throughout the summer and reap the benefits of your possible. The course will consist of 2 parts: an techniques and the things to watch when gathering vegetables and flowers. In practical demonstrations
earlier sowings. Ingrid will show tips and tricks and interactive presentation in the morning followed by mushrooms. This will be followed after lunch by a you will learn about harvesting, processing, drying
advise on best practice of maintaining soil fertility a visit to their house (45min drive) in the afternoon to hunt for mushrooms in a nearby forest. Participants and storage of your favourite crop. Seed saving has
and healthy plants. She will demonstrate the best see the concepts in practice. It will cover everything are asked for rainproof gear, a small sharp knife and many benefits: It saves money, allows you to adapt
harvesting techniques. You will be introduced from the way they built their eco-house and a basket for collecting mushrooms (no plastic bags). plants to the micro climate in your own garden and
to successive sowings and sowings for winter glasshouse, to food, own water supply, fuel, clothing, gives you independence from seed companies.
harvesting. The best follow-up to the “Organic hygiene, the garden and entertainment, right down Seed saving is a powerful skill that every gardener
gardening for beginners” course. to waste prevention and the toilet. A unique course should have! Participants will take home samples
by two individuals, who can spark change in the way of saved seeds.
you live. Flowering Beds – Winter Workshop
WITH JILL SCOTT
Cheese Making Workshop SAT 31 AUG FBE €70
Herbal and Natural
WITH SILKE CROPP Bushcraft for Adults Many plants when dead-headed may flower twice in Remedies workshop
SAT 27 JUL CMW1 €120 the season. Now we have to cut them down again,
WITH BORIS ACHENBACH
and, if getting too big, lift and split them, thus giving WITH GABY WIELAND
Make your own cheese with Silke Cropp. Spend the SAT 17 AUG BCA €70 you some bits to take home. Spread compost around
day learning the art of cheese making from Silke who SAT 14 SEPT HNR €70
the plants for winter nourishment.
has been making goat, cow and sheep milk cheeses Bushcraft is the art of using the resources provided
for yonks. From the 10 litres of Raw Milk under by our natural environment to survive and thrive Naturopath and herbalist Gaby Wieland will show
Silke’s instruction everybody will make 1kg of Hard in the great outdoors. It combines the knowledge you how to make your own natural remedies to
Cows’ milk cheese along with a soft cheese. Most of of how to best use the plants and animals at your combat coughs, colds, fevers, aches and pains & to
all take home the experience! disposal with some basic bushcraft tools to make boost your immune system. Get advice on diet and
outdoor living easier and more efficient. In learning lifestyle. Recipes explained or demonstrated are
bushcraft skills we benefit in many ways. Boris elderberry syrup, onion syrup and throat coat spray.
will be demonstrating some basic bushcraft skills. You will taste herbal teas and infusions and learn
These skills will include, Fire, Shelter, Make Safe how to make oils and ointments and take samples
Water, Campcraft and the foraging of some wild home. Gaby will introduce the use of spices for the
edibles/ medicinal herbs. This workshop is tailored kitchen and also wild foods like rosehips and haws.
for adults.
16 17Plan your Garden Now Wine and Cider Making Hedge Laying Willow Basket Making
WITH INGRID FOLEY WITH PHIL WHEAL WITH NEIL FOULKES WITH TOM O’BRIEN
SAT 14 SEPT PGN €70 SUN 22 SEPT WCM €70 SAT 5 OCT HL €70 SAT 19, SUN 20 OCT WBM2 €140
This time of year we are often asked about how to Home wine making is simple and inexpensive and Topics covered will include: Safety - Tools and You will make your own basket to take home! Tom
grow organic vegetables, where to start, how to you can easily find the ingredients in your garden working practices. Equipment including tool will teach you how to master the technique and
prepare the ground, how to fertilize, what to do about or in the wild. Phil will demonstrate and show all maintenance and sharpening. Site Assessment and weave your first basket for breads, shopping or
weeds, where to source seeds, what equipment the steps involved in producing good quality wines. Basic Hedge Laying Techniques. Tools & equipment general use, with or without handle. Participants
to buy etc. There will be plenty of opportunity to Learn how to make your own country wines and how will be provided. Participants will need to bring receive an instructional DVD. Material fee apply.
answer all those questions and you will learn all to keep an interesting wine cellar on the go all year their own Personal Protective Equipment (Gloves &
the basic organic principles in a hands-on course.. round. All equipment needed will be shown and you Boots). No previous experience needed.
Prepare now in time and reap the benefits next year. will be tasting a selection of homemade wines. The
day includes a short session on how to make your
own cider. Winter Wellness with Homeopathy
Cheese Making Workshop WITH EILEEN CONNEELY
Wild Mushroom Foraging WITH SILKE CROPP
SAT 26 OCT AWWH €70
WITH TINA POMMER Sourdough Baking Workshop Sat 5 Oct CMW1 €120 This course will provide an insight into the
SUN 15 SEPT MIF2 €70 philosophical background of homeopathy as well
WITH LUCY COOKE Make your own cheese with Silke Cropp. Spend the as the basic methodology of first aid and acute
Wild mushrooms are a treasure hidden in our woods SAT 28 SEPT SBW €70 day learning the art of cheese making from Silke who prescribing for common Autumn/ Winter ailments,
and forests, so why not pick a few for your dinner has been making goat, cow and sheep milk cheeses so that you can use homeopathic remedies
table. In the morning there will be an introduction A hands-on baking course introducing you to for yonks. From the 10 litres of Raw Milk under safely for yourself and your family. We will cover
to mushrooms. Learn how they grow, identification sourdough baking. Lucy will guide you step-by-step Silke’s instruction everybody will make 1kg of Hard colds, flu, sinus congestion, coughs, fevers, ear
techniques and the things to watch when gathering from making your own starter to successfully baking Cows’ milk cheese along with a soft cheese. Most of infections, and sore throats. No prior knowledge of
mushrooms. This will be followed after lunch by a a traditional sourdough bread. Various grains (rye, all take home the experience! homeopathy required.
hunt for mushrooms in a nearby forest. Participants spelt, barley) will be discussed. We will mill our own
are asked for rainproof gear, a small sharp knife and flour. Participants will take home breads made on
a basket for collecting mushrooms (no plastic bags). the day home.
Plan a years Harvest – Start now Xmas Card Print Making Workshop
WITH INGRID FOLEY WITH MARIA BAGNOLI
Growing Winter Salads FREE EVENT Sat 12 Oct PYHS €70 SAT 2 NOV CMW €40
in Polytunnels APPLE DAY & TASTE LEITRIM HARVEST FEAST This time of year we are often asked about how to Make your own xmas cards from collaged materials
WITH KLAUS LAITENBERGER SUN 29 SEPT grow organic vegetables, where to start, how to using a printing press. You can make a number of
prepare the ground, how to fertilize, what to do about cards from one plate. We will draw inspiration from
SAT 21 SEPT GWSP €70 An informative and fun day to find out how to weeds, where to source seeds, what equipment the garden at the Organic Centre.
keep your garden going throughout the Autumn to buy etc. There will be plenty of opportunity to
The winter months can be the most productive and and Winter plus all the workshops from Apple answer all those questions and you will learn all
profitable months in a polytunnel or greenhouse. Day (Grafting, pruning, planting and making apple the basic organic principles in a hands-on course..
There is a good range of hardy salad and herb juice). We will join forces with Taste Leitrim again Prepare now in time and reap the benefits next year.
plants that will thrive during winter and can be very for a programme full of local food offerings. More
productive. These include all the oriental salad information online www.theorganiccentre.ie
brassicas, claytonia, corn salad, endives, coriander,
spinach, chard etc. It’s also a good time to plant
autumn garlic and autumn onions. The course
will include practical sessions on seed sowing,
bed preparation, planting out, choice of varieties,
harvesting methods as well as classroom sessions
on how to prevent pests and diseases.
18 19Grow Fruit Winter Workshop
WITH PHIL WHEAL
SAT 2 NOV GFWW €70
Learn how to prune your fruit trees during the Winter
and propagate your own stock. By the end of the day
you will have the skills to make informed pruning
decisions on a wide range of trees. Get introduced
to unusual fruiting plants like Sea Buckthorn, nuts
and hybrids like loganberries. Learn how to plant
a forest garden and landscape with fruiting plants.
Our orchard & forest garden is your classroom for
the day!
Wool Spinning
WITH MARY LUTHERS
SUN 10 NOV WS €70
Always wondered how to spin wool? Maybe you
have your own spinning wheel and would like to
learn to use it and learn the basics of carding and
spinning? Maybe you have your own sheep and
would like to use their wool.Spining is relaxing
and therapeutic ,once you get the knack...its like
learning to ride a bike.
POP–UP EVENTS
SURPRISE EVENTS
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED FREE
The Organic Centre plans to host a couple of
surprise events through out the year. They might
pop up with short notice so be sure to keep an eye on
our website and social media channels for clues and
updates.
Illustrated by Ciaran Hussey
20 21Seeds
Listing
BARLOTTO DI FUOCO (60) BFBD €2.50
Popular colourful French bean with bright red streaks
BEANS (RUNNER) BROCCOLI BRASSICA OLERACEA
on the green pods. Can be picked young or left to
ENORMA (30) BREN €2.50 PURPLE SPROUTING EARLY (300)BRPE €2.50
mature for excellent drying bean.
A heavy cropper with long smooth pods and a The most popular variety of broccoli for garden use.
favourite of ours and of professional growers. Succulent purple spears are produced in abundance
MAXI (60) BFMX €2.50
from mid-March.
Medium green, early, with round oval pods. Vigorous
and weather tolerant. Beans are held above the leaves
WHITE EMERGO (30) BRWE €2.50
White seeded and white flowering variety which are SANTEE F1 (35) BRBO €3.50
AUBERGINE for easy picking.
said to suffer less bird damage. Lovely traditional Santee has been developed to give a whole new
HELIOS (60) BFHL €2.50 taste and texture. season to purple sprouting, Sow Feb to May for high
BLACK BEAUTY (50) AUBB €2.50 yields of tasty spears from June to Nov.
Traditional, open pollinated variety dating back to the Tasty yellow variety. Round yellow beans grow up to
18 cm long on robust plants. High yielding. SCARLET EMPEROR (30) BRSE €2.50
1800’s. Dark glossy, oval fruits up to 12 cm in length.
Traditional favourite with a slightly rough texture and
PURPLE TEEPEE (60) €2.50 an excellent flavour.
LONG PURPLE (50) AULP €2.50
Fine, open pollinated variety available as Organic seed. Early-main crop purple-podded variety with good
LADY DI (30) BRLA €2.50
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Produces a good crop of long, black, pear shaped fruit. crops of round, stringless and tasty beans which turn
green on cooking. Excellent stringless variety with good sized
NAUTIC F1 (25) BSNA €2.50
attractive pods of very uniform shape. Great texture
Harvest early October to late November from a May
and taste.
transplant. Tasty round button sprouts.
BEANS (BROAD)
BEANS (FRENCH CLIMBING) DORIC F1 (25) BSDO €3.50
Excellent sprout for Christmas. Does not grow too
HANGDOWN GREEN (35) BBHD €3.00
This bean has become our favourite for performance BARLOTTO DI FUOCO (60) BFBA €2.50 BEETROOT BETA VULGARIS tall so good for exposed sites. Round buttons with
and taste. A long-podded, main-crop green seeded Climbing version of this colourful French bean with fine flavour. Crops Nov-February.
bean. Sow from early spring. bright red streaks on the green pods. Pick young or ALVRO MONO (200) BEAM €2.50
leave to mature for a great drying bean. Very early mono-germ type giving round, smooth IDEMAR (60) BSID €2.50
WITKEIM (35) BBWK €3.00 roots. Can be pickled whole when young. New Medium-tall brussel sprout that has been
Very early crop from a spring sowing. This is the bean BLAUHILDE (60) BFBH €2.50 bred for its flavour. Evenly distributed, slightly oval
to go for if you miss out on autumn sowing. Excellent Long, oval, purple pods which stay tender even when BARBIETOLA DI CHIOGGIA (200) BECH sprouts for harvest from mid-November through
yield and quality. quite large. Definitely one of the best climbers. Grow €2.50 December.
indoors or outside. Mild flavoured Italian beet with pink skin and white
flesh with attractive pink rings. Very sweet taste.
COBRA (60) BFCO €2.50
Professional quality bean with long round pods which BULLS BLOOD (200) BEBU €2.50
BEANS (FRENCH DWARF) remain very straight. Long cropping period. Vigorous, Grown for crimson salad leaves that are sweet, tasty
CABBAGE, SPRING
stringless and resistant to BMV 1. (Sow July-Sept. Transplant Sept-Oct. Cut in spring)
and strikingly attractive. Roots can be eaten when
FARADAY (60) BFFA €2.50 young. Popular as an ornamental plant in the border.
Delicate, dark green bean giving high yields over a long WINTERGREEN (50) CSWG €2.50
DETROIT GLOBE (200) BEDG €2.50
harvesting period. Good disease resistance. Great variety for early spring greens but will heart up
High standard main crop variety giving good sized
HELDA (60) BFHE €2.50 from April onwards. Dark leaves with classic spring
roots of fine texture and flavour.
AIGUILLON (60) BFAI €2.50 Large flat pods of superb quality. The taste is great greens taste.
A pencil-thin long ‘haricot vert’ type. Strong upright and they remain stringless until quite large. Resistant GOLDEN DETROIT (200) BEGD €2.50
plants give good yields of tasty stringless beans. to bean mosaic virus. Ht.7ft. Interesting colour variation. Flavoursome variety
Ideal for cooking whole. Resistant to BMV 1 and
with golden flesh which does not bleed on cooking.
anthracnose. GOLDEN GATE (60) BFGG €2.50 Many prefer the taste of this variety
Bright attractive flat, golden-yellow beans. Excellent
MARONA (60) BFMR €2.50 French bean produces heavy crops of white seed pods
Very early, long-podded round hulled bean to replace over a long period. RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Speedy. This variety will produce well even in dry
seasons and is suitable for inside and outside use.
22 23CABBAGE, SUMMER/AUTUMN RED CABBAGE YELLOWSTONE CRYE
Remarkable yellow main crop carrot with an
€2.50 CELERIAC
(Sow Feb.- April. Harvest June - Nov)
RED DRUMHEAD (250) CARC €2.50 excellent flavour both raw and cooked. Slightly MONARCH (250) CEIB €2.50
CARAFLEX F1 (35) CACX €3.50 Good for pickling as well as eating raw in salads or tapered with smooth skin and crunchy texture. Large and heavy tankard shaped celeriac with
Fast growing pointed cabbage. Professional can be cooked like green cabbage. exceptionally white and firm flesh. It has a mild and
standard, high quality cabbages can be produced NANTES (800) CRNA €2.50 nutty taste and stores well.
throughout the summer and into autumn. Small cored medium length early carrot with smooth
skin and blunt ends. Sow March - August and
NAGELS (100) CANG €2.50 Harvest July - October. Delicious.
Very fast growing round head cabbage for use early
CALABRESE
and throughout the season. Uniform small –medium SOLVITA (800) CRSO €2.50 CELERY
GREEN SPROUTING (250) CBGR €2.50 Vigorous new high-yielding main-crop carrot with
heads about 1—1.3 kg. ready in 60 days from a
Excellent flavour. Heads ready in August and rapid early growth and very healthy, strong foliage. TALL UTAH (300) CLTU €2.50
March transplant.
followed by numerous side shoots. Crops over long Strongly aromatic and sweet carrot taste. Green stalks with no earthing required. High yielding
period. with juicy firm stems. Crop September.
RESISTAFLY F1 (500) CRRF €2.50
BELSTAR F1 (50) CBBE €3.00 Carrot fly resistant variety. Tasty Nantes hybrid with CELERY LEAF (500) CLLF €2.50
CABBAGE, AUTUMN /WINTER Productive hybrid giving tasty heads through long, smooth, well-coloured roots. Lots of leaf instead of stems. Fine celery flavour.
(Sow Apr-May. Plant out Jun-Jul. Cut winter) summer and autumn. Matures in about 70 days from Also produces seeds for soups and stews.
transplant and has good mildew tolerance.
DEADON F1 (50) CADN €3.40 SWISS CHARD (200) CHSW €2.50
January King type Hybrid giving solid heads with Large pure white rib with dark green leaves. Swiss
dark green, red-tinged outer leaves and yellow CAULIFLOWER, SUMMER/AUTUMN Chard is probably the highest yielding of the chards.
internal colour. Peppery yet sweet taste. (Sow Jan. - May)
CAPE GOOSEBERRY CHARD, FIVE COLOURS (200) CHFC €2.50
DOTTENFELDER (100) CADD €2.50 JANVEL F1 (50) CFJA €3.50 A lovely mixture of various coloured stems and
SCHOENBRUN GOLD (15) CPGO €2.50 Gorgeous, high-quality variety for autumn use.
A favourite of ours. Large firm white winter cabbage leaves. Can be used as baby leaves for salads or
Rich, aromatic, golden berries, each in its own Finely formed, densely filled, slightly domed heads
which stores very well. Can be used cooked or for cooked when fully grown.
paper lantern. Lovely sweet-sour taste. Plants which are well protected by well wrapped inner
coleslaw.
are vigorous so will need support. They require leaves.
conditions similar to aubergine and peppers.
GOODMAN (50) CFGO £2.10
Crop in June from a mid March transplant this is an CHICORY LEAF TYPE
CABBAGE SAVOY excellent summer cauliflower. It has solid curds and
GRUMOLO VERDE (500) CCGV €2.50
VORBOTE 3/HILMAR (100) CAVO €2.50
CARROTS upright dark green leaves.
Cut blade shaped leaves for summer salads or leave
Unique, very early Savoy. Slightly pointed, deep- SNOWBALL (125) CFSN €2.50 plants to overwinter for rosettes of salad leaves in
MILAN (800) CRML €2.50
green heads with fine taste. Sow Jan -March to crop Dwarf compact plants which can be set closer than the spring.
A special, fast-growing Nantes selection with a
from May throughout the summer. Can also be sown others for smaller heads. Sow Oct to crop in June or
particularly sweet taste, can be sown early for the
later for autumn/winter harvest. Feb-April to crop late June to Sept. ROSSA DI TREVISO (500) CCRO €2.50
first carrots or late for crops that will store well too.
VERTUS (300) CAVE €2.50 Long pointed leaves for sowing June to July. Starts
Our most popular Savoy; Vertus is a medium late off green and turns red in the colder months. Roots
AUTUMN KING (800) CRAK €2.50
variety with round flattish heads. Leaves are can be forced like Witloof.
Popular high yielding main crop. Good flavour and
medium green, well blistered and frost hardy.
storing ability. Pull throughout the winter. CAULIFLOWER, WINTER CORN SALAD, VIT (500) CSVT €2.50
(Sow Apr-June) Vigorous variety for spring and autumn crops as well
BERLICUM (800) CRBE €2.50
as overwintering. Deliciously tender glossy leaves.
Mid-season main crop giving good sized, uniform MEDALLION F1 (50) CFSM €3.50 Also has mildew resistance.
stump roots up to 20cm long. Excellent colour and Excellent professional standard cauliflower for over-
texture. wintering. Large, well-protected curds of top quality.
Matures in February and March.
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