Open Days
All events are held from 11am-5pm. Entrance fee is €5 (free for Friends of the Centre). Please contact us for more detailed programmes.
POTATO DAY Sunday 16th March 2008 Our annual celebration of the humble spud also includes guided tours, talks, a coping session with our coping-master Philip, and the Grass Roof Café’s special potato dishes. Many potato varieties will be on show Organic seed potatoes will be on sale on the day and advice on planting will be given. Special guest Dave Langford will present more than 150 varieties of potatoes. We also invite the local schools to pick up organic seed potatoes and growing tips. |
| THE ORGANIC CENTRE GARDEN PARTY July 19 Saturday & July 20 Sunday 2008 Talks – walks – demonstrations – food – music – film Amongst this year’s highlights are a demonstration with working horses. |
| HARVEST FEAST September 13 Saturday & 14 Sunday 2008 The Organic Centre has joined forces this year with The Green Box, St. Angela’s Food Technology Centre, the Foodhub, the Western Organic Network and the Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op to organise the Harvest Feast in Rossinver and Drumshanbo. Details and a full programme on www.harvestfeast.ie |
| ORGANIC FOOD WEEK September 8 Monday - 13 Saturday 2008 The week will highlight the many benefits of organic food and will feature a special day for children and teenagers around healthy lunchboxes, our traditional women’s day with demonstrations and information on wholefood cooking and baking and the annual Community Food Project Celebration as well as a Grass Roof Café Extravaganza. |
| APPLE DAY Sunday 5th October 2008 The orchard at the Centre contains 60 apple trees; half of them Irish varieties, the other half selected for their resistance to diseases. We will provide information on varieties, rootstocks and orchard management, with workshops on grafting and pruning, as well as tours around the gardens and orchard. There will be apple trees for sale, and apple dishes in the Grass Roof Café. |
| GREEN CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Sunday 30th November 2008 |
Launch of Organic Guide to Ireland
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Raffle to raise funds for Children's Play area
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