As I will be in the Co-op Community garden in Scarriff this season it means that we won’t be able to continue with running Good & Green to supply Supervalu or our veg box scheme.

We will still be growing a full range of crops for our own use, and there is always more than we need (particularly after becoming used to growing to supply many families). We will open the cabin for drop-in every Wednesday to share in the week’s harvest. If you would like to call in the cabin will be open from 1-5pm. We will operate a certain amount of pick your own this year, so if you would like to get into our garden to choose your food this is your chance!

From Wednesday March 25th we will harvest on Wednesdays and set up the cabin for drop-in, 1-5pm.

Please see the list under ‘this week’s produce’ for details of the current harvest.

Myself and my hoe are on the move… I have just accepted a part time post in the Community Garden in Scarriff. The East Clare Co-op has a multi-level productive market garden, with two polytunnels, raised beds, fruit trees, currant bushes, medicinal and culinary herbs and permaculture garden. Not to mention the gorgeous mosaics throughout the garden and the outdoor pizza oven under construction at the moment.
I will be working with the co-op team to develop the crops produced over the coming months. This will supply their vegetarian café which fronts the garden and makes delicious soups, salads and tasty treats. The garden is a valuable resource in the middle of the town, just off mainstreet which offers a restful and beautiful space for rest, relaxation or to learn a little of home food production. That’s where I’ll be this growing season and I am looking forward to supporting their work.
However, it does mean that I won’t be in the garden at Good & Green as much, although we will still grow a smaller volume of our full range of crops. We will open for drop-in on Wednesday afternoons, 1pm – 5pm, from Wednesday March 25th.