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Farming for Nature episodes
- 13: Fergal Smith: veg & livestock farmer, Co. ClareFergal Smith owns the 66-acre Moy Hill Farm in West Clare. He keeps Dexter cattle, Jacob sheep and runs a large market garden. He sells all his produce direct to his local community.10 min
- 12: Patrick Holden, farmer & founding director of @SusFoodTrustPatrick Holden is a dairy farmer at Bwlchwernen Fawr in Wales, UK and campaigns for more sustainable food systems. He speaks here during the Burren Winterage Weekend (Oct 2020).1 hr 26 min
- 11: James Rebanks, Lake District, UKJames Rebanks has a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England, and is the author of The Shepherd’s Life & English Pastoral. He explains his approach to farming with nature during this talk which he gave for the Burren Winterage Festival, Oct 2020.30 min
- 10: Bridget Murphy, mixed farmer, Co. SligoBridget is an 9th generation farmer with 125 acres on the Ox Mountains. She farms sheep, horses, trees and native Irish bees.14 min
- 9: Darina Allen, Ballymaloe, Co. CorkDarina Allen owns a 100 acre mixed farm in east Cork, with fruit & vegetables, pigs, beef, dairy cows and hens.13 min
- 8: Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin, Farmer, MayoFeargal explains how he farms his land in Mayo in a way that enhances life for endangered species such as corncrake, twite and chough. His farm is now a jewel in the crown of the spectacular Mullet Peninsula on the far west coast of Ireland.
Guest - Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin
Presenter - Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature
For more information visit https://www.farmingfornature.ie
Contact Brigid - [email protected]
Twitter @farmfornature10 min - 7: Donna Mullen, biomass farmer, Co. MeathDonna Mullen farms 43 acres in Meath. She explains how she encourages as much wildlife on her farm as possible.12 min
- 6: Padraig Corcoran, sheep & beef farmer, Roscommon
Padraig Corcoran has a beef and sheep farm in Mount Plunkett in Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. He talks about how he manages his 54 acre farm for food production and nature...
10 min - 5: Olly Nolan, honey & beef farmer, Co. Dublin
Olly farms in the valley of Glenasmole in the Dublin Mountains. He's new to farming, and talks about his approach to producing food and habitats for wildlife on his land.
9 min - 4: Ailbhe Gerrard, mixed farmer, Tipperary
Ailbhe Gerrard farms on the shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary. Her approach to farming is not limited to food - she also tries to produce better land for nature.
13 min
About Farming for Nature
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Conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm.
FFN is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists & farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland. FFN on twitter and Instagram