The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co Leitrim has just published its Course and Training Programme for 2009. A wide variety of courses is available about many aspects of food growing and other sustainability issues, including Organic Food Growing for the Complete Beginner, How to Run a Community Food Project, A Beginner’s Guide to Bee-Keeping and An Introduction to Alternative Energy.
The courses are offered at The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Bridgetown, Co Clare and at Glenealy, Co Wicklow. For further info see www.theorganiccentre.ie.
Growing your own fruit and veg is an ideal way of cutting down your carbon footprint by reducing food miles to food metres!