Afternoon all!
Might talk a little today about @hometree__ , where I work.
We are a small land charity based in Ennistymon, West Clare. Our objective is the creation of permanent native woodlands in Ireland.
Check out our work here hometree.ie/what-we-do
Hometree was concieved at Moyhill Community Supported Agriculture project around five years ago, on the basis that our native woodlands needed support to grow, there was a thirst from the public and businesses learn & engage, and a strong desire to help out
Up to three months ago, we were all volunteers. Thankfully, a combination of donations, pledges and project funding from @agriculture_ie allowed us to form a paid team.
Matt - Co-founder & manager
Myself - EIP/Landowners
Mitch - Co-founder & Nursery Manager
Meadhbh- Ecologist
Our base is in Ennistymon where we are turning a sixteen acre site into a demonstration and education hub .
We want this to be a place farmers, community groups, sports clubs, business owners and anyone else interested in creating woodland can come , observe, learn and plan.
Still cant afford to get blinds for the windows 😂😂😂
We recently got our Illaun-Farm forest EIP of the ground and will be working with farmers near Miltown Malbay to integrate trees and woodland to their farm systems.
We see farmers as key stakeholders and are really happy to be working closely with them to make change happen.
We started off just wishing to create woodlands, now we realise that's just one part of the solution.
We have three sites now. All very different. Each will require a different approach.
We are committed to doing all our work in line with best ecological practise.
So that's us. It feels like what (I imagine) a start-up company feels like - exciting and daunting all at the same time.
Hopefully this little seed grows!
If you wish to support, check out the website for options. hometree.ie/support
*to learn and engage
One downside is we are all (coincidentally) surfers which means the office can mysteriously empty out when the wind goes south east!
Matt, Mitch and Meadhbh below!
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