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  • Making money from field to fork: farmers Liam and Justina Gavin, Roscommon

    May 16, 2024 · 53 min

    Liam and Justina Gavin own Drumanilra Organic Farm on the shores of Lough Key, Co. Roscommon. When they  took over the farm in 2012, they had two ambitions: to feed their family with home grown food, and to generate a sustainable and…

  • On fungi and farming, with Thomas O'Connor

    April 25, 2024 · 19 min

    Thomas O’Connor farms 25 acres in the Gleann na nGealt valley near Camp, Co. Kerry, and sells his fresh organic produce in a farm shop, Manna Organic Store, in nearby Tralee.  He talks about how fungi is the basis of everything he produces…

  • Bruce Thompson, dairy farmer & dung beetle expert

    March 13, 2024 · 20 min

    Bruce Thompson is an intensive dairy farmer from Laois. He has a particular interest in reducing animal remedies through prevention, and is a strong advocate for the urgent need to protect our dung beetle populations.

  • How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall

    January 24, 2024 · 24 min

    Brigid speaks to Kim McCall about why and how he makes biochar. Kim and his wife Mireille own a 214-acre mixed livestock stock farm in Calverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare with a herd of 75 pedigree suckler cows, a flock of 80 sheep, as…

  • James Gilmartin, Mixed Stock Farmer, Leitrim: My land's natural carrying capacity

    December 5, 2023 · 28 min

    James Gilmartin is a 7th generation mixed farmer. He keeps a suckler herd and a small herd of Dexters, as well as a small flock of sheep. Part of his farm is commonage and a very important High Nature Value habitat for various species…

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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