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Lots happening this weekend at Dúlra and OOOOBY

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In the last couple of weeks our latest Garden Complete, Beginners Food Growing and Beginners Beekeeping courses have run.  We've been busy preparing for an exciting free Heritage event at the farm this weekend (more below), and have also been making improvements to the store venue.  Look out for our new signs, printed expertly and very promptly by local printer Premier Media & Print.

 

Once again Sheane's Cottage Garden will be on hand with a beautiful selection of local fresh vegetables and salad bags for sale, along with Renee’s home made chutneys and jams. 

 

These are also available for pre-order on the OOOOBY website. Also Darragh Flynn’s production of sprouts are now available for pre-orders. Darragh from The Happy Pear in Greystones was at the store last Saturday with sunflower and peas sprouts as well as wheatgrass that he produces in Newcastle. He gave us samples & demonstrations on the way to get a healthy juice out of wheatgrass, how sprouts are grown and what the health benefits.

Also available this Saturday will be:

  • Local grapes (grown in a conservatory without chemicals by Suzie's parents in Ashford).
  • Local Duck Eggs from Wendy Nairn in Ashford. Wendy is an experienced organic gardening teacher who also teaches on our Garden Complete course.  Please pre-order as only limited quantities of these are available.
  • Local & Organic Hen Eggs from Crocker's Organic Farm (Glenealy) - we will have some stock, but please pre-order to be sure you get yours.

We will also have available pints of newly launched local ice cream Baron von Kuul's, made by Christian and Ruth von Teichman in Ashford, Co Wicklow, made with milk from their own cows.  Please ask for these in the shop, as they are stored in a freezer in the office.  

For growers (large or small), we can now also supply certified organic onion sets and certified organic compost.

 

OOOOBY is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 5, and from 11.30 to 3.30 on Saturdays.  On Saturdays, local producers are there to answer questions about their produce, while other Saturday lunchtime activities will include demonstrations and talks.  Members of the community who would like to give a talk, demo or bring their local products should contact the store.

Free Heritage Skills Weekend 

Carraig Dúlra is the venue for an event featuring Irish Heritage Skills from the Traveller and Settled communities on the weekend of 26-27 September.

Ireland has a rich tradition of skills and crafts which are in danger of being lost.  This unique heritage weekend explores old Irish skills from both the Traveller culture and the settled community.

Members of the public can attend displays and training of exciting trades such as:

 

  • copper smithing
  • drystone walling
  • knitting/weaving
  • herb gardening
  • miniature caravan modeling
  • furniture restoration
  • fishing skills

Through these demonstration days, we hope to explore the possibility of re-developing these traditional skills for modern use.

This event is open to everyone and is free of charge, but please pre-register by email (info@dulra.org) or phone (0404 69570).  Let us know which day you will be attending and which events you are interested in.

Both days run from 10-4, with displays at 11am and 2pm.

There will light refreshments available for participants.

Free shuttle bus all day (stops opposite the pub in Glenealy).  If driving, please note that parking is limited, please car-pool if possible. 

This heritage skills project was part funded by County Wicklow Partnership through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas.

    

 

Upcoming at Carraig Dúlra

Organic Food Growing for Beginners one day course allows participants to dip into the world of growing your own food. It will cover the basics of gardening, and is ideal for giving confidence and knowledge for enthusiastic amateurs.  This hands-on day will let participants learn by doing, gain basic theory, find out how to get started, and what vegetables and culinary herbs are good for beginners to try.  Participants may choose to progress to Garden Complete (the next session will be held on the 21st of October), after this lighter experience.
Cost is €90, booking through The Organic Centre  (071) 98-54338

Dúlra at the GIY National Launch

Carraig Dúlra was present at the confererence day in Waterford, for the launching of the new national network GIY (Grow It Yourself), on the 12th of September. Suzie was a speaker there, she hosted a workshop on community gardens and brough her own experience within the community gardens in Co. Wicklow. 
The Minister of Agriculure, Trevor Sargent, was there for the whole day and of course Michael Kelly, the founder of the movement. Michael Kelly is a journalist who decided to move back to the land, in the Waterford area.  He started to build the idea of GIY from a local group of people that would meet in the library to exchange information and skills on gardening. From this humble idea the oganisation became national and spread thorughout the country.
You can visit the website for more information: www.giyireland.ie

Permaculture Course in Wicklow Town

Suzie is also teaching on a permaculture course in Wicklow town that started off last Tuesday and was successfully fully booked.
The course will go on for a whole year every Tuesday night at 7 pm. It’s very exciting to see how many people are interested  this new subject. 
You can find more information at the following link http://transitiontownsireland.ning.com/events/new-permaculture-design-course