Tag: food
The Organic Centre looks to 2018
Gardening and Growing is the foundation of food education
Food education is on everyone’s agenda: From Jamie Oliver to Bord Bia’s Food Dudes programme, from...
Eataly World – John Stanley
One of the challenges is keeping up with trends…a recent trends worth following are Fico Eataly World, Bologna, Italy.
Many of you will know I...
GIY and Energia want to ‘Get Ireland Growing’ with €75,000 fund
GIY in partnership with Energia announce ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing' a €75,000 pool of funding available to enable food growing by community and voluntary...
Monahan Mushrooms wins Sustainability, Project Impact at Food and Drink Industry...
Sustainability, Project Impact Award: Monaghan Mushrooms
Monaghan Mushrooms received the ‘Sustainability, Project Impact Award’ for successfully demonstrating that the business is at the technical and environmental forefront...
Dee Sewell gives 10 examples of social enterprise in horticulture
“A social enterprise is like any other business. It works to deliver goods and services to make a profit. The difference is, it is...
Bord Bia hosting Organic Market event
Bord Bia will host a special information session for organic food and drink producers on Thursday 30th November in Bord Bia offices, Clanwilliam Court, Lower Mount St, Dublin...
Neonicotinoids: update on risks to bees due early next year by...
EFSA’s updated risk assessments on the potential risks to bees from neonicotinoid pesticides will be finalised in February 2018.
The assessments for clothianidin, imidacloprid, and...
Convergence Versus Divergence – John Stanley
I am a great believer in the convergence and divergence theory and the food industry is really showing this in action.
At one level with...
What’s For Lunch? – John Stanley
The “Waitrose Food and Drink Report” was released in early November. This indicated that 50% of consumers decided at lunchtime on what they would...
Opportunities for Growth in Fresh Produce
Mike Neary, Director of horticulture at Bord Bia, highlights potential opportunities in fresh produce emerging from recent research into consumer attitudes and behaviors
Bord Bia...