keep planting!

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
--Martin Luther King Jr

Last week after the GIY meeting, we went up to Carraig Dúlra to plant new trees in the permaculture area, including trees that had been "adopted" by people before the tree planting day.  It was cold, but we kept warm digging in the farm's stony soil.  A huge thank you to everyone who came and volunteered their time and hard work!  We look forward to watching them grow.  If you missed out, you can still adopt one!

OOOOBY Update

Our stock of organic seed potatoes sold out very quickly, which says a lot about how many people are growing their own this year!  If you still need seed potatoes, we can get them for you, but you will need to order now - they will arrive after Easter.

Most of our organic vegetable and herb seeds also sold out after the recent GIY meeting and the Complete Organic Garden training day, so we've just gotten in a new shipment of a larger selection of organic seeds, including some seed gift boxes (there's a children's one, a polytunnel one and an "easy growing" one).  We also have sunflower seeds in little pots which make a simple and natural gift for a child.



Organic seed compost is due in this week, and we are also now selling a selection of certified organic herbs and plants in pots, including Mullein, two varieties of Thyme, Parsley, Coriander, Cornflower and Garlic, grown by Suzie.

Courses and Events

The most recent Complete Organic Gardening Course was overbooked and very lively!  Thanks to our WWOOFERs all their help serving the hot organic meals and coffees and teas during the day.


The next Craft Circle is at the OOOOBY Store from 2-4pm on 10 April
The next GIY (Grow it Yourself) is at the OOOOBY Store from 1-2 on 17 April
Mike is teaching Natural Beekeeping for the Complete Beginner on 19 April

Events elsewhere

7 April: The Permaculture garden of Tim and Maddy Harland (the founders of Permaculture Magazine and Permanent Publications) will be featured on BBC2 at 8.00 pm as part of ‘The Edible Garden’, a new Gardeners’ World series with Alys Fowler.

12 April:  WOW Transition is showing the documentary The Future of Food, at 8pm in Ernies in Wicklow Town.  More information from their website www.transitionwicklow.org

Sponsor an "Apple"!

Sadly, one of our office Apple Macs died this week, taking much of our data with it.  Mike (whose "other" career is an IT person and Web designer) spent a few long days recovering much of the lost emails, powerpoints and documents, but the Mac needs to be replaced (€950), and our backup system needs to be modernised to keep up with our expanding work (€450).  These are our top items on our wish list now, and if you or your business could sponsor this equipment it will go a long way to supporting our work developing and supporting community family health through food growing and reconnecting with nature.

Thanks and hope to see you on the land soon,

Mike and Suzie Cahn
Carraig Dúlra organic farm and living skills store
Glenealy, Co Wicklow
www.dulra.org
info@dulra.org
(0404) 69570