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Growing Organics Farm Walk – Vegetables

Event Time 2:00 pm
Venue Farm of Emmett Dunne, Leo Dunne & Co. Ltd., & O'Duinn Organacha, Dunmore, Durrow, Co. Laois

Join us on Wednesday, 23rd July at 2pm for a Growing Organics Vegetables Farm Walk on the farm of Emmett Dunne, Leo Dunne & Co. Ltd., & O’Duinn Organacha, Dunmore, Durrow, Co. Laois. Find directions here

Join us for this Growing Organics Monitor Farm Programme organic vegetables farm walk with one of Ireland’s leading vegetable growers.

Emmett Dunne began organic production in 2000, and now grows 30 acres of organic carrots, 100 acres of potatoes, 20 acres of leeks and 5 acres of kale. In total, Emmett has 550 acres of
land in his organic rotation, which also includes 150 acres of organic winter and spring oats, 70 acres of beans and 75 acres in clover.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Field scale production of organic carrots, potatoes, leeks and kale
  • Best practice field scale organic vegetable agronomy
  • Organic tillage crops in organic vegetable rotations
  • Machinery and equipment

Please respect crop hygiene before and during the farm walk.

IASIS credits available on the day

Find out more about the Growing Organics Programme here