Posts in the "Foodandfarming" category
Growing Together, Building Solidarity Through Food
Posted on July 25, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
The Growing Together project, which aims to engage young people on the topic of food production, have been busy networking and training over the past few months. Here's a round-up of what they've been up to.
CAP - Let's Lift the Lid
In the lead up to the European elections the Growing Together project hosted a training on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in partnership with Foodture called 'CAP - Let's Lift the Lid'. The event featured a Fair Food Feast with all food sourced from local, sustainable farmers and a photo exhibition featuring the farmers who grew the food.
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Introducing the Growing Together Project
Posted on April 18, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
Growing Together is a Young Friends of the Earth Europe project across seven European Countries, including Ireland, which aims to provides a voice for young people, particularly those from rural areas, to engage with crucial debates on the future of food production, and the wider debates on the future of Europe.
Triona, staff member of Friends of the Earth and active member of Young Friends of the Earth, will be coordinating a programme of activities and opportunities for young people in Ireland to join workshops and trainings in Ireland and other European partner countries over the next two years.
The project kicked off back in November 2018 with four young people travelling to Denmark for training on engaging rural youths in conversations and actions related to food sovereignty.
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Ladybird Expert series on Climate Change - A Summary
Posted on December 04, 2017 by Guest Blogger
Notes on: Climate Change, by Tony Juniper and Emily Shuckburgh
Ladybird Expert series 2017, (52 pages including some illustrations)
Summarised by:
Paul Donnelly, August 2017
Paul was a highly respected, committed member of Dublin Friends of the Earth and suddenly passed away in November 2017. He spent much of his time collating information about climate change in order to make the topic more accessible for people. May he rest in peace.
Background:
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Almost there: 24 hours to save our soils!
Posted on September 11, 2017 by Oisín Coghlan
Since I sent the email below on Thursday, about 1000 people in Ireland have signed the official petition to trigger EU action to protect our soils.
We need about 1000 more to fulfil the Irish quota of the European Citizens' Initiative. And we have until midnight on Tuesday (Brussels time!) to get them.
If you've signed already, thank you. Please do tweet this and share this on Facebook to spread the word.
If you haven't signed yet, your support could tip the balance .
As chef Darina Allen puts it in this video :
Permanent link | Categories: climatechange • water • biodiversity • foodandfarming • soil
Take action to reduce flooding
Posted on September 07, 2017 by Oisín Coghlan
We were all shocked and dismayed by the terrible flooding which devastated parts of Donegal and Derry recently which has left families and businesses in ruins. - and the awful thing is it's likely to happen again. [1] The farming community in east Donegal was also badly impacted, with acre upon acre of potato and grain crops washed away and destroyed through the sheer surge of the flood waters. It's hard to know what to do when catastrophic events like this happen. But we can work together to help lessen the impact of flooding like this.
Protecting healthy soils reduces flooding.
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Do you want to help Friends of the Earth blossom at Bloom?
Posted on May 17, 2017 by Guest Blogger
Friends of the Earth is looking for volunteers to help educate visitors at Bloom in the Park in Phoenix Park, Dublin from June 1-5 . We’ll be presenting our postcard garden ‘ The Bright Side of Life’ to Bloom visitors and
educating them about the need to create chemical-free food, shelter and nesting spots for beneficial insects in their gardens.
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Bee-friendly and win tickets to Bloom!
Posted on May 12, 2017 by Cara Augustenborg
With bees in trouble worldwide, bee-friendly gardening can play a vital role in supporting these essential pollinators.
That’s why Friends of the Earth plans to create a nature garden at Ireland’s largest family, food and gardening festival, Bloom in the Park from June 1-5, but we need your help to make it happen!
We’ve partnered with 2016 RTE SuperGarden finalist and permaculture expert, Suzie Cahn, to propose a nature-friendly ‘postcard garden’ at Bloom called The Bright Side of Life. Our nature education garden would showcase how you provide food, shelter and nesting places for important pollinators like bees and other insects.
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Can you stomach another Leaders' Debate ...
Posted on February 23, 2016 by Oisín Coghlan
... that doesn't discuss climate change?
The election is in the closing stretch. The final leaders' debate is tonight. Will they discuss climate change? Probably not, but even if they do it'll be short and superficial at best. The reality, however, is that whoever forms the next Government will find climate change high on the policy agenda because of the Paris Agreement, looming EU targets and competing interest groups at home.
So how much thought have the parties actually given it? Below you can see and read for yourself.
Ask your candidates to take the Vote Frack Free pledge .
The hustings Young Friends of the Earth held with the Environmental Pillar are now online.
You can see the full 86 minutes here .
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Young Friends of the Earth Summer Camp in Bulgaria!
Posted on August 26, 2014 by Friends of the Earth
As the new intern with Friends of the Earth, I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the Young Friends of the Earth Summer Camp in Bulgaria right at the beginning of my internship. Alongside another Irish participant, I travelled to Sofia where we met representatives from Young FoE groups across Europe including Finland, Norway, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Lithuania. After a 3 hour bus journey, we arrived at our campsite in the beautiful Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria!
We eagerly set up our tents and were shown around the campsite which included compost toilets and solar showers, before having a delicious vegetarian dinner cooked by the two Bulgarian chefs who looked after us for the whole camp.
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WHEN OUR LAND IS FREE, WE’RE ALL FREE
Posted on May 08, 2014 by Guest Blogger
Friends of the Earth Liberia campaigners write about how the Jogbahn Clan in Liberia is fighting to keep their home. A British palm oil company wants to clear their land without their permission. Add your voice to the petition below to tell the palm oil company and its major shareholders that the world is watching. NO means NO!
Permanent link | Categories: biodiversity • foodandfarming • palm oil • land grab • liberia
