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01, 2017
Learn how to Graft your own trees – In a one day workshop
What is Tree Grafting? Grafting involves joining together parts of two plants to function as a single plant. One of the plants provides the lower trunk and root system, this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant provides the upper portion (stems, leaves, flowers and fruit) that has the desirable characteristics (beautiful flowers [...]
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12, 2013
Appeal Campaign
Irish Seed Savers Association is now launching an Appeal Campaign to ensure the survival of the organisation and to enable us to continue Irish Seed Savers important work. Many of you will be aware of the Associations recent struggles. We have for the past number of years been receiving grant aid from the Department of [...]
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08, 2013
TEACHING IS EASY IN A SCHOOL GARDEN
Ireland’s first ever school garden education conference Saturday 5th October – Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9 10am to 4.15pm School gardens are proving to be an important part of teaching an integrated range of subjects in an enjoyable and fulfilling way. It is interesting to note that school gardening will be on [...]
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06, 2012
Michael D. Higgins visits our new Seed Bank
President Higgins gave a wonderful speech at the official opening of Irish Seed Savers Association's new, Leader funded, Seed Bank. This is a very important facility for Irish Seed Savers. It is also a very important facility for Ireland, in terms of conservation, biodiversity and indeed food security. First part Second part
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02, 2012
Ireland’s Future: A people’s forum
‘Awaken Ireland’, a voluntary group of concerned people based in Cork, is hosting a retreat weekend forum for individuals and groups nationwide, to explore the following question... What is the best way forward for Ireland? And how can we make it happen? We have arranged this forum for concerned people and activists from all over Ireland, young and old, from a [...]
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11, 2011
Another World Is Possible
Galway One World Centre (GOWC) and the Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA) present Another World Is Possible, a day of reflection on power, seeds and change, a day of engaging debate, fine music and local food at the Irish Seed Savers Association in Scariff, Co Clare on Saturday Dec 3rd. This free event runs from [...]
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10, 2011
Grow-It-Yourself (GIY)East Clare is launching on
Tuesday, 25th October @ 7pm. Community Co-op, Main Street, Scariff. What's GIY again? GIY stands for Grow it Yourself - we are a charity with the aim of inspiring people to grow their own food (again) and we meet in local groups to share our experience, our successes (and failures) in the garden and to learn more together [...]
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10, 2011
Launch of no2gm
A new organisation, no2gm, dedicated to maintaining Ireland’s GM Free status is being launched on Sunday, 16th October 2011 at Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Food Market in The People’s Park, Dún Laoghaire. Please visit their site at https://no2gm.com/
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02, 2011
FOOD IS OUR FUTURE – Keep IRELAND GM Free
Date for your DiaryPRESS CONFERENCEMonday, 21st February 2011Buswells Hotel, Georgian Suite, starts at 2.00pmParticipantsLeading people from the Irish food sector have been invited,and the following have confirmed so far:Eddie Punch/Gillian Westbrook - General Secretary, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers AssociationAnita Hayes – Founder, Irish Seed Savers AssociationJohn Brennan – Chairperson, Western Organic Network, Greenbox and [...]
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02, 2011
In Memoriam: Dr. Keith Lamb, 1919 – 2011
We are very sorry to report the passing of Dr. Keith Lamb, who was instrumental in saving many of the apple varieties that we now preserve and propagate at Irish Seed Savers. In the 1940s, Dr Lamb recognised a pattern of destruction in both commercial orchards and private orchards, so he set out to identify, [...]
