National Organic Week 2011 – Events Listing

Find out what’s happening where during National Organic week 2011.

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Co. Cavan
12th Sept Organic Beef Walk organised by Teagasc at 2pm. The Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food, and organic organisations invite all interested to see organic farming in practice and to meet and speak with the producers and the sector’s experts. This walk will take place on Gerry Fitzsimons’ Farm. There will be opportunity to sample Beef & enjoy a BBQ once the walk is completed. Gerry Fitzsimons Farm, Mullahoran, Kilcogy, Cavan Via Longford

Go to http://www.teagasc.ie/events/2011/20110330.asp. for directions.

Elaine Leavy
Tel: 087 9853285
16th Sept Cooking & Free portions of Organic Meat Dishes Egg Market, Upper Main St, Cavan Town Declan McCarthy
Tel: 049 4333915
Email: irishorganicmeats@gmail.com
Co. Clare
12th Sept Day Celebration of Organic Foods. Tastings all day long and Organic Talk at  7pm Burren Smokehouse, Kincora Road, Lisdoonvarna Birgitta Hedin-Curtin
Tel:087 8224173.
Email: Birgitta@burrensmokehouse.ie
16th Sept Open Day 11am-3pm Inagh Farmhouse Cheese, Ennistymon Grainne Casey or Siobhan Ni Ghaibhith Tel: 065 6836633/ 087 2385451
Email: sales@st-tola.ie
Co. Cork
12th – 18th Sept Special Organic Taster Plate in Cafe. In Shop Promotion – Buy Any 3 Organic Products Get One Free (Cheapest one Free) Urru Culinary Store, The Mill, Mc Swiney Quay,  Bandon Ruth Healy
Tel:0238854731 
Email: ruthhealy@urru.ie
12th – 18th Sept Providing our customers with organic options on our menu and in our deli for the week. The Granary Foodstore, 6 The Square, Coach Horse Lane, Midleton Jack O’Sullivan
Tel: 085 8489122
Email: jack@thegranaryfoodstore.ie
14th Sept Organic Tastings and Demonstration 7pm Very Healthy Food, 72 Douglas Street, Cork Pat Quigley
Tel: 087 621 2881
Email: veryhealthyfood@gmail.com
14th Sept Open Day with sea farm visits on board of Blue Spirit. 2 Trips planned 10.30am & 2.30pm. Subject to weather conditions. Kush Seafarms Ltd, Pallas Pier, Ardgroom, Beara, Co. Cork John Harrington 
Tel: 064 6641714 
Email: info@kush.ie
14th & 15th Sept Organic Expo in Organico! Try and taste local organic products, meet local organic producers, farmers and growers and find out why organic foods are the best! 11am – 3pm Organico Shop and Cafe, Glengarriff Road, Bantry Hannah Dare
Tel: 027 51391
Email: info@organico.ie
15th Sept Dee’s Roadshow – 120 Packs of Dee’s Organic Omega Burgers given to the first people to say “Is Maith Liom Bia Organach” at 3pm  (Dee’s Wholefoods) University College Cork Deirdre Collins
Tel: 086 0831500
Email: info@dees.ie
17th Sept Organic farmers market, cookery demonstration and organic food from an outdoor wood fired oven. 10am – 1pm Nano Nagle Centre, Ballygriffin, Mallow Shane Gannon
Tel: 022 26411
Email: shane@nanonaglebirthplace.ie
Co. Dublin
12th – 16th Sept Daily Prize Draw for a €30 Voucher for Absolutely Organic. Open to all our customers with deliveries during Organic Week (12th to 16th September 2011). Absolutely Organic On-Line Shop at www.absolutelyorganic.ie John Healy Absolutely Organic Ltd.
Tel:01 4600467
Email: info@absolutelyorganic.ie
12th -17th Sept 10% Discount on Irish Organic Fruit & Vegetables.  There will be a number of tastings & talks instore on Friday16th Sept. Check in store for further details. Fallon & Byrne,Exchequer St, Dublin 2 John Healy Absolutely Organic Ltd.
Tel:01 4600467
Email: info@absolutelyorganic.ie
12th -17th Sept 10% Discount on Irish Organic Fruit & Vegetables.  There will be a number of tastings & talks instore on Thursday 15th Sept. Check in store for further details. Get Fresh, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin John Healy Absolutely Organic Ltd.
Tel:01 4600467
Email: info@absolutelyorganic.ie
12th – 17th Sept 10% Discount on ‘Old Millbank’ Irish Organic Smoked Salmon. There will be tastings & talks in-store on Wednesday 14th Sept. Check in store for further details. Supervalu, Mt Merrion, Dublin 4 John Healy Absolutely Organic Ltd.
Tel:01 4600467
Email: info@absolutelyorganic.ie
12th – 16th Sept Organic food tastings. Monday to Friday 11am -1pm Eco Logic – The Organic Food Store, 2 Windy Arbour, Dundrum Rd John Dunne
Tel:01-2962632
Email: ecologic@dublin.ie
12th – 18th Sept Multiple instore event & 50% off fruit and veg boxes on www.organicsupermarket.ie The Organic Supermarket, 2c Main Street, Blackrock Darren Grant
Tel:01 2781111
Email: contact@organicsupermarket.ie
14th Sept Evening talk on the benefits of organic farming & food. Guest speakers include: Hilda Crampton from Castleruddery Organic Farm & a representative from The Organic Trust. Cavistons Food Emporium,Cavistons Glasthule, 59 Glasthule Road, Sandycove Mark Caviston
Tel:01 2809120
Email: mark@cavistons.com
15th Sept Organic Beef Tasting presented by Orla Clancy from Clanwood Farm. Cavistons Food Emporium,Cavistons Glasthule, 59 Glasthule Road, Sandycove
15th Sept Free Organic Food Tasting 4pm – 8pm Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8 Christy Stapleton
Tel: 0861038605
Email: christystap@gmail.com
15th- 18th Sept Free Organic Menu Tasters & Live Music. 12pm – 9pm Ruairi Maguire’s Bar & Organic Kitchen, Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre Michael Quinn
Tel: 087 7542685
16th Sept Juicing, tasting and storing organic apples from Trevor’s Kitchen Garden. 9am – 2pm Balbriggan Fish & Farmers’ Market, George’s Square, Balbriggan Trevor Sargent
Tel: 087 2547836 Email:trevor@balbriggan.net
Web: www.trevorskitchengarden.ie & www.balbrigganfishandfarmersmarket.ie
16th Sept Glasthule & Sandycove Organic Festival – organic BBQ involving local businesses and local organic producers.12pm – 6pm Glasthule & Sandycove Village Mark Caviston
Tel: 01 2809120
Email: mark@cavistons.com
17th Sept Cookery demonstration and food tasting with organic vegetables and fruit. 12 pm – 4pm Dublin Food Co-Op, Newmarket Sq., Dublin 8 Norman Kenny
Tel: 046 9553337
Email: organicveg@eircom.net
17th Sept Organic olive oil tasting on Saturday, 17th Sept. Specials on organic products across the store. Cavistons Food Emporium,Cavistons Glasthule, 59 Glasthule Road, Sandycove Mark Caviston
Tel:01 2809120
Email: mark@cavistons.com
Co. Galway
10th Sept Farm tours & bring your own picnic. 11am to 5pm Beechlawn Organic Farm, Beechlawn, Ballinasloe Úna Ní Bhoin
Tel:086 1799007
Email: info@beechlawnfarm.org
14th – 17th Sept In house tastings. Mc Cambridge’s, 38/39 Shop Street, Galway Natalie McCambridge
Tel:091 562259
Email: natalie@mccambridges.com
17th Sept Organic sourdough bread food tasting. Specialising in wheat free, yeast free, dairy free, sugar free rye bread, wheat alternatives spelt and kamut breads. 10am – 3pm Moyglass Wholemeal Bakery, St. Nicholas Market, Galway City Paul Illien
Tel: 086 1938606
Email: moyglassorganicbakery@gmail.com
Co. Kerry
17th Sept Milltown Food & Farmer’s Market. 10am – 2pm Milltown Organic Store, The Old  Church, Milltown, Co Kerry. Mary O’Riordan
Tel: 066 9767869
Email: marymilltownorganic@gmail.com
17th Sept Local Food and Biodiversity – Farm walk and cooking demonstration. 10am – 4pm Gortbrack Organic Farm, Ballyseedy, Tralee Ian McGrigor
Tel: 066 7137042
Email: gortbrackorg@gmail.com
18th Sept Meithal Orgánach – Organic Farm Community Work Day. 11am – 5pm Manna Organic Farm, Gleann na nGealt, Camp, Tralee, Co. Kerry Claire O’Connor
Tel: 066 7118501
Email: shop@mannaorganicstore.ie
17th Sept Organic Harvest Festival Farm Party 2pm – 6pm Beal Lodge, Asdee, Listowel Kate Carmody
Tel: 00353 6841137
Email: cait@eircom.net
Co. Kildare
17th Sept Egg collecting, cookery demonstrations, foraging walk, vegetable harvesting & farm walk.  From 2.30pm Castlefarm Shop, Narraghmore, Athy Jenny Young
Tel: 087 6785269 
Email: jenny@castlefarmshop.ie
16th Sept Farm Walk and Food Tasting. 3pm – 5pm Moyleabbey Organic Farm, Moyleabbey, Ballytore, Athy William Ryan
Tel: 059 8623800/ 087 2153332
Email: liam@moyleabbey.ie
Co. Laois
11th Sept Organic Open Day 12pm – 6pm. Fun for All the Family with Organic Food Tasting, Demonstrations, Guided Farm Tours, Workshop “Grow Your Own Edible Garden” by Andrew Farrelly, Kid’s Face Painting, Pony Rides, Teddy Bear’s Picnic & Treasure Hunt. Coolanowle House, Coolanowle, Ballickmoyler Jimmy Mulhall
Tel: 059 8625176
Email: info@organicmeat.ie
Co. Leitrim
15th Sept Cooking & Free portions of Organic Meat Dishes Market Yard Town Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon Declan McCarthy
Tel: 049 4333915
Email: irishorganicmeats@gmail.com
17th Sept Food tasting and information. 10pm – 2pm Carrick-on-Shannon Farmers’ Market,     Market Yard, Carrick-on-Shannon Siobhan Brett
Tel: 0866627841
Email: kinnedenorganics@live.com
Co. Limerick
12th – 18th Sept Tastings of organic food all week.  Also 10% off organic  purchases for our loyalty card holders all week Eats of Eden, Thomas St, Limerick Liliane Tehery
Tel: 061 316693
Email: lil@eatsofedenlimerick.com
Co. Longford
16th Sept A Taste of Home – Come and try some sample foods from your local area. 9.30am – 2pm Longford Farmers’ Market, Market Square, Longford Shirley O’Halleran
Tel: 086 6047060
Email: shirleyohalleran@eircom.net
Co. Mayo
15th Sept Tour of Organic Gardens 12pm – 6pm.
Tasting of Food baked using organic produce from our gardens 12pm – 2pm.
Talk on organic vegetable growing. (Including food tasting) 8pm – 10pm
Mayo Abbey Organic Centre, Claremorris Ger Maquire
Tel: 094-9365987
Email: training@mayoabbey.ie
Co. Meath
16th Sept Cookery demonstration and food tasting with organic vegetables and fruit. 12pm – 4pm Diocesan Hall, Loman St, Trim, Co. Meath Norman Kenny
Tel: 046 9553337
Email: organicveg@eircom.net
18th Sept A showcase of cooperative organic local production. 11am – 5pm Des Crinion’s cooperative farm store, Stackallen, Slane John Mc Donnell
Tel: 087 2258060 
Email: shalvanstown@gmail.com
Co. Monaghon
16th Sept Cooking Demo with Local Organic produce. 10am – 1pm Monaghan Farmers’ Market Martin Brennan
Tel: 0870963943
Email: mulberrymeadowfarm@hotmail.com
Co. Offaly
17th Sept Organic Open Day on Clanwood Farm from 2pm to 5pm. Activities include: Farm Tours, Egg Collection & Organic Product Tastings from Clanwood Farms, Coolfin Organic Bakery, Mossfield Organic Farm & Lough Boora Farm. Clanwood Farm, Cush, Cloghan, Birr Orla Clancy
Tel: 087-6494477
Email: clanwoodfarm@eircom.net
Co. Roscommon
14th Sept Talk on organic allotments by Klaus Laitenberger and Bill Herter and the sale of organic produce from the organic garden. 11am to 1pm Castlerea Organic Garden ,Knockroe,Castlerea

Andrew McDonnell
Tel: 0906625654
Email: andrew.mcdonnell@hse.ie

 

16th Sept Cooking & Free portions of Organic Meat Dishes Market Square, Town Centre, Roscommn Declan McCarthy
Tel: 049 4333915
Email: irishorganicmeats@gmail.com
17th Sept Food tasting and information. 10pm – 2pm Boyle Farmers’ Market, King House Grounds, Boyle Siobhan Brett
Tel: 0866627841
Email: kinnedenorganics@live.com
17th Sept Cooking & Free portions of Organic Meat Dishes King House Grounds, Boyle Declan McCarthy
Tel: 049 4333915
Email: irishorganicmeats@gmail.com
18th Sept Harvest Fair and Compost Demo. 12 – 4pm Cleen Community Hall, Crossna, Boyle Lazlo Kenderesi
Tel: 071 9667958
Email: gardenonbog@eircom.net
Co. Sligo
17th Sept Grow, cook and eat organic with The Organic Centre. 9am – 1pm Sligo Farmers’ Market, Sligo IT Car Park Hans Wieland
Tel: 071 9854338
Email: hans@theorganiccentre.ie
17th Sept Cooking & Free portions of Organic Meat Dishes IT College Sligo Declan McCarthy
Tel: 049 4333915
Email: irishorganicmeats@gmail.com
Co. Tipperary
12th – 17th Sept Tastings instore all week. Barbecue in our shop on Friday 16th. James Whelan Butchers, 18 Staunton Row, Clonmel Pat Whelan
Tel: 052 6182477
Email: pat@jameswhelanbutchers.com
15th Sept Talk: Making the most of your organic vegetable plot and sampling of organic beef and vegetables. 3.30pm Rosie’s Farmshop, Poulmucka, Clonmel Rosie Casey
Tel: 052 6137764
Email: info@rosiesfarmshop.ie
14th Sept Teagasc National Organic Conference: “Organic Farming for Health & Profit”. 9am- 4.30pm Ballykisteen Hotel & Golf Resort, Limerick Junction Helen NcNulty
Tel: 091 845217
18th Sept Yearly Blas an Fhomhair Harvest Festival. Organic Community Lunch: Come & meet your local organic producers and let them serve you lunch. 3pm Lower Kenyon Street, (under marquee), Nenagh Peter Ward
Tel: 067 32596
Email: peter@countrychoice.com
Co. Westmeath
12th &13th Sept Farm Walk & talk on our organic farming practises, animal husbandry & our range of organic dairy products – For Chef’s and Trade only, no children. 2pm – 5pm Moon Shine Organic Farm Gerry & Mary Kelly
Tel: 087 6872775 | 087 9934108
Email: info@kellysorganic.com
18th Sept Open to  the public  Adults only, no children. Finger food & Free tastings available. This is strictly for Adults. It is a working farm with 80 livestock, not a petting farm. 2pm – 5pm Moon Shine Organic Farm Gerry & Mary Kelly
Tel: 087 6872775 | 087 9934108  
Email: info@kellysorganic.com
15th Sept Farm walk to show different aspects of organic farming followed by food for first 50 applicants. 3pm Lough Owel Organic Farm, Tullaghan, Mullingar Joseph Brady
Tel: 087 6911164  
Email: joebrady.farm@yahoo.ie
Co. Wexford
18th Sept Open day with farm walks around the horticultural unit, display and sale of organic produce from our farm and other producers from the area. Organic food and refreshments will be available and family entertainment. 1pm to 5pm Co. Wexford Organic Centre, Cushinstown, Foulksmills Richard Mee
Tel: 087 2791846
Email: rmee@eircom.net
Co. Wicklow
12th -16th 10% off all organic fruit and veg for organic week. Organic Food Tastings on Friday 16th The Happy Pear The Happy Pear
Tel: 01 2873655
17th Sept Marc will be cooking his “street food” for customers while they shop or chat. He also has wonderful organic Irish flowers for sale, which are also all grown on the farm.  10am-3pm Marc Michel Organic Life Farm Shop, Co. Wicklow Marc Michel
Email: marcmichel@eircom.net

Directions: Coming from Dublin on the N11 Southbound, take the Newtownmountkennedy EXIT. Follow the signs for Dublin. On the  North bound carrageway turn left for Kilpedder. Marc’s entrance is halfway down the filter for Kilpedder directly off the N11. There is a sign at the entrance: Marc Michel Organic Life Farm Shop. Follow the farm road to the shop.

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