Sonairte Present “Grow it yourself” Workshops in Co Meath

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TREVOR SARGENT of Sonairte Volunteer Centre joins Pat Meehan to discuss a number of “Grow it yourself” workshops taking place at Laytown, County Meath. They discuss Sonairte’s work over the last 25 years and some recent projects, including a recent “Foraging for Wild Food” course.

Trevor tells Pat what will be covered in the upcoming workshop and We hear that Geraldine O’Toole will be delivering workshops on crop rotation and making compost.

They finish by discussing the impact of importing food into Ireland and how this might negatively effect the country in the long term.

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Duration: 14'47" DATE: April 29, 2013
Interviewer:Pat Meehan
Producer:Yvette Reid
Interviewee:Trevor Sargent
Themes:Community Events
Keywords:trevor sargent, sonairte, grow it yourself, organic food, importance of bees, impact of importing food,geraldine o toole, laytown
LocationLaytown, Co Meath Time Period:2013
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20130429_NST_001
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