Increased worldwide food distribution, and improvements in food storage means we have grown used to seeing ‘fresh’ food from across the globe in our supermarkets all year long. We can easily forget about how fruit and vegetables actually grow. We forget that each has a distinct sowing, growing and harvesting season and the importance of
Who is Jim Cronin? Recently, we have been blessed with a visit by Jim Cronin to Drumanilra Organic Farm. Jim has been practicing biological agriculture on a 5 acre plot in West Clare for years, and is one of the most respected organic growers in Ireland for countless reasons. The rate at which he is
At Drumanilra Organic farm we are starting to implement a system for managing land and livestock known as Holistic Planned Grazing or HPG. Here is a brief outline of what this involves and some of the benefits. Natural Systems are Complex and Self-Organising Holistic Planned Grazing fits into the broader context of Holistic Management which
After we last spoke with Maria Moynihan in 2018, we ended up on the cover of Irish Country Living Magazine! At that time, we chatted about our progress since taking over the original 40 acre mixed farm here at Drumanilra in Co. Roscommon, developing the organic farm, and opening the Drumanilra Farm Kitchen, our burger
Are you someone who considers buying organic produce? Is the quality and flavour of the food you eat, and feed your family, important to you? Are you concerned about animal welfare and climate change issues? If so this might be of interest. Drumanilra Organic Beef – Grass Fed, Single Estate Beef from our Family Farm
You may have spotted in previous posts, that we have been preparing a field for building more polytunnels here on the farm this Summer. Alex has sown some of the area with salads and vegetables for this growing season, and the rest with nitrogen fixing cover crops to help prepare the soil and improve soil