Talamh Beo launched their Soil Biodiversity Literacy & Enhancement Eip Project & digital platform at Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Pippa Hackett's farm. #soil
For your reading pleasure...
Re-CAP: Breaking down the breakdown of the EU’s green farming measures.
Here we outline the whole process of the 2024 CAP changes, and earlier delegated acts, in detail.
A good reference point and resource.
arc2020.eu/re-cap-breaking-d…
Fergal Anderson, founding member of Talamh Beo with Michael D Higgins. During his acceptance speech for the Argicola medal President Higgins called for the mainstreaming of Agroecology. In Talamh Beo we strive to achieve exactly this. @ECVC1
“Food is a weapon. When you sell real weapons, you control arms. When you control food, you control society. But when you control seeds, you control life on Earth.” - @drvandanashiva Don't miss her new film, screening on 29th May @VisualCarlow. Book now, it's FREE.
We had a super week of farm walks, the last of which concludes to day. There is immense support for local food in Ireland & for our #talamhbeolocalfoodpolicy
There's still time to register for tomorrow's farm walk in Laois at Merediths Farm; an organic suckler beef and tillage farm. Biodiversity has been an important aspect of the farm with the aim of farming in balance with surrounding ecosystems.
Register: tinyurl.com/2ax9d9c8
Up today at Bridget Murphy's farm in Holywell, Sligo for an @TalamhBeo farm walk. Skylarks, buzzards. Blackbirds. And everywhere the Mayburst Hawthorn loud with the roar of living things. A crowd gathered. Then walked the farm...
A series of free Farm Walks, hosted by Talamh Beo members, will take place during National Biodiversity Week. Check out the link below for details and booking👩🏻🌾🌿🍀🍃
👉🏼 talamhbeo.ie/national-biodiv…
Attending the ‘Food sovereignty and farmer protest- where to now’? Workshop at @MaynoothUni and hosted by @PBresnihan and colleagues and food/land movements including Tallamh Beo
Attending the ‘Food sovereignty and farmer protest- where to now’? Workshop at @MaynoothUni and hosted by @PBresnihan and colleagues and food/land movements including Tallamh Beo
Theres a few extra days to complete this survey, it’s so important that all of us small agroecological/organic growers engage with this so we can be properly represented when it comes to future policy decisions
New closing date. There's a few extra days to take part in the Organic & Small Grower Survey 2024 before it closes on Friday 19th at 11pm. Make your views known & pass it on!
bit.ly/4cdaKUW#organicireland#smallgrowers
This Thursday evening @county_carlowEN are co-hosting The Quickening with @DeirdreOMahony5 This forms part of our ongoing programme on building awareness of #foodsecurity of @TalamhBeo connecting food consumers with producers
I spent time on a @farmfornature walk on EamonnMcDonaghs mixed farm in Mayo. He ploughs 2 acres with ox, sells the veg direct, almost 0 inputs, profits almost 100% from his output. Is ruthlessly, organically profit focused. Here's a thread on what I learned...
Please share this survey for small and organic growers, so that @agriculture_ie can further understand the value of these growers and help inform future policy decisions. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner… Deadline is 15th April.
Vegetables are losing their nutrients. “My concerns are policymakers choosing to invest in biofortification instead of supporting more enduring smallholder models of farming that could be more efficient and resilient than large-scale systems” theguardian.com/environment/…
Issue 2 is out! 3 new articles to remind us that whatever happens in one place is never isolated, nor should it be.
Global finance & Dublin housing; translocal struggles against mining; & the myopia of mainstream environmentalism.
Repositioning elsewhere rundale.org/2024/03/28/repos…