Posts Tagged Organic Centre

Spud Sunday: Return Of The Lumper

The Lumper potato that famously failed during the Great Irish Famine is now for sale thanks to Michael McKillop – I head to Potato Day at the Organic Centre in Leitrim with some Lumpers to share.


Spud Sunday: Potato Days Are Here Again

I might have missed National Potato Day in the U.K., but there are a number of potato days here in Ireland to look forward to


Spud Sunday: Potato Day Rides Again

It’s March, that must mean it’s time for another Potato Day at the Organic Centre in Leitrim, where I talk about the popularity of spuds and John Brennan voices the concerns of ‘No To GM’ regarding proposed GM potato trials


Spud Sunday: Potatoes, The Next Generation

Not one, but two Potato Days for me this month, at Sonairte and The Organic Centre, complete with Dave Langford’s heritage varieties and his own, newly bred spuds


Slow Cheese

A weekend at The Organic Centre in Co. Leitrim learning how to make both hard and soft cheeses (like quark & many more), was a weekend very well spent


Spud Sunday: Ancient Spuds, Modern Threats

Another excursion to the west for Potato Day at the Organic Centre in Leitrim, where potato expert Dave Langford talks of old potatoes and new threats to their survival.


A Seedy Offer

Passing on the word about Glenisk’s seed offer – sign up and get your organic french bean seeds here…


Spud Sunday: Rare, Old and Unusual Potatoes

Making the trip to the Organic Centre in Leitrim for their annual Potato Day meant that I got to meet Dave Langford and his extensive collection of potato varieties. I even scored a few rarities to take home…