Social Farming
Odile Evans on 13 Nov 2019
UCC launches social farming course
The one-year programme will provide students with the skills to work with people with disability both on social farms and in a community setting.
Mairead Lavery on 25 Sep 2019
The Garden Diaries with Mairead Lavery
You are very welcome to my new gardening column which is set to appear every month.
Mairead Lavery on 14 Aug 2019
Round the Kitchen Table: uncertain times
In a wide-ranging chat around this kitchen table in Lissanor, a group of Kerry farmers remember the past while also sharing their hopes and worries for the future, writes Mairead Lavery
Tracey Donaghey on 03 Apr 2019
Sharing is caring with social farming
When Annie and Vincent Mullan decided to embrace social farming five years ago, they knew that Butterlope Farm could provide a much-needed light in someone’s life, writes Tracey Donaghey
Mairead Lavery on 20 Feb 2019
Around the kitchen table in Mayo
How are farmers reacting to changing times? In the first of her new series Mairead Lavery gets the views of farmers from around a kitchen table in Co Mayo
Maria Moynihan on 21 Mar 2018
Cyrenians: Changing lives through farming in Edinburgh
It might just be an 8.6ac small-holding on the outskirts of Edinburgh; but Cyrenians Farm is having a big impact on many lives, writes Maria Moynihan.
Maria Moynihan on 01 Nov 2017
Farmers at the heart in Kerry
With farmers at the heart of rural Ireland, when it comes to real inclusion for people with disabilities, projects like Kerry Social Farming are leading the way, writes Maria Moynihan.
Amy Nora Fitzgibbon on 04 Jun 2016
Pictures and podcast: Social farming and gardening at Bloom
Barry Kavanagh's garden at Bloom 2016, Across Boundaries, one of the 23 show gardens at the festival this year, represents the concept of social farming and won gold from the judges.
Mary Phelan on 16 Sep 2015
Social farming
Connecting people, improving lives and new opportunities - it's what social farming is all about.
Aisling Hussey on 26 Nov 2014
Social farming handbook launched by the department
Farming is now being used as a social support service, writes Aisling Hussey.
Mary Phelan on 16 Jul 2014
Reaching out through farming
A new concept called social farming is reaching out to people in need of a social support service. Mary Phelan gets an insight into the pilot scheme in Co Louth.
Peter Young on 07 May 2014
Green is connecting our last four 2014 JFC innovation awards finalists
From compost to cleaning to greening living roofs they all are looking to boost the environment and develop sustainable business.
Farmers Journal on 30 Nov -0001
Irish Country Living preview
We meet the Kane family, who are setting a gold standard with their rapeseed oil.
Farmers Journal on 30 Nov -0001
Social farming project receives funding of €40,000
A sum of €40,000 from the CEDRA fund will be used to roll out the Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) project.
Amy Nora Fitzgibbon on 30 Nov -0001
Two initiatives to be launched under CEDRA in 2016
The Department of Agriculture will soon be issuing two calls for tender in 2016 under the CEDRA rural innovation and development fund. These will be the first supports launched from the 2016 fund.
Thomas Hubert on 30 Nov -0001
Weekly podcast: Bloom, Brexit and and Glanbia
In this week's podcast, we interview Glanbia co-op chairman Henry Corbally, British farmers about to vote on Brexit, a Northern Ireland organic produce and Bloom gardeners.
Amy McShane on 30 Nov -0001
Social farming projects receive over €800,000
DAFM awarded over €800,000 for initiatives to promote and develop social farming projects in rural areas.
Thomas Hubert on 30 Nov -0001
Weekly podcast: Enda Kenny, climate change, Innovation Arena and social farming
In this week's podcast, we interview the Taoiseach, discuss climate change, preview the Innovation Arena at the Ploughing and hear from social farming.
Odile Evans on 30 Nov -0001
Application process for social farming and agri tourism opens
A total of €820,000 is available for social farming and agri food tourism initiatives under the 2017 Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
Caitríona Morrissey on 30 Nov -0001
€367,000 funding for three social farming projects
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has named three projects in Leitrim, Kerry and Cork to get funding.