Good morning from Cahir. We're packed and ready to head to @CahirFarmers.
Some of my stops this morning, @MyTastyIE. Barry and Myriam make the products, which won big at @BlasNahEireann two weeks ago.
And @pabutler90 with his potatoes, but more particularly the free range chicken and pork.
Such flavour.
Pat Hartley with fish landed in Kilmore Quay, Dunmore East, and Boatstrand. Glistening with freshness.
Turbot and sea bream.
Aisling from @ClonmoreFarm with lots of lovely produce, including organically certified vegetables.
I eat a few bags each week.
Lorraine from Sweet obsession.
The daily bread.
A minute on the lips.
Angela with her fermented foods. Kimchi, sauerkraut. "Goodie" is the name, called after an aunt of hers.
From Keith and Jim and Jim. Irish grapes and pears.
More from Keith and Jim and Jim.
That's @jbuckley188
Teresa, Liam and Amy for the teas and cakes.
John for the plants.
Myriam from @MyTastyIE
And for your furry friends.
And our stall, featuring 4 different apple varieties.

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16 Oct
Thread. I might be sorry, but I am going to start a thread on peat. Peat has been a mainstay of lots of horticultural production for the best part of a century. About thirty years ago I began hearing concerns about its future, due to sustainability issues.
2. There were issues around habitat loss, and greenhouse gas emissions. However, given that we in Ireland were extracting so much for burning (about 50 times more than for horticulture, despite the fact we were exporting lots of horticultural peat),
3. I didn’t see why horticultural peat should be an issue. However, I did notice that in some countries, like the Netherlands, that growers were beginning to work with alternative materials, especially in fruit production, which is an important industry there.
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14 Oct
1). This is a Google street view image of Brosna in Co.Kerry. Many years ago I met an elderly man here, Sean O'Leary I think, who had a juice concentrating business in the village, probably in the 1950's. Image
2. He used to source (mainly wild) fruits from all around; blackberries, bilberries and so on, and make them into concentrate, which was exported, mostly to New York I think he told me. He showed me lovely old labels for cans.
3. If anyone here knows anything more about his business (long since closed) or himself or his family (I don't know if he had children), I would love to know more.
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26 May
My Great Grandfather James Anthony Cunningham Established Cunningham’s Butchers at 15 Newcastle Street Kilkeel in 1919.

It was a whitewashed building semi-detached 2 storey dwelling. He learned his trade from his father William who started trading as a butcher from the (1)
2) his Home Farm, at Carginagh, near the Silent Valley in 1905 when James was twelve years old.
(photo of Cargineagh slaughter house)
The butchers ring is still imbedded in the wall, and the ring for the pulley block is fixed in the center beam of the old slaughter house
3) Great great Grandfather William’s Bill head in 1906. He wife Ellen, daughter of Daniel Fitzpatrick.They had 12 children
Patrick 1887 US
Michael died at birth
Mary 1890
Rose 1892 US
James 1893
William 1895 US
Susan 1897
Helena 1898
Jane 1899
John 1902
Charles 1905
Kathleen 1909
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7 Dec 20
Thread: 1). Our @tippfood network is still welcoming new members, and in fact we received an application in just the last few days.
The Criteria for membership include:
2). A. The product is made using raw materials grown or produced in Tipperary, the product is produced (assembled) in Tipperary and the business is based in Tipperary.
OR
3). B. The product is made using raw materials grown or produced in Tipperary but the product is produced elsewhere on the island of Ireland and the business is based in Tipperary.
OR
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While all of these great events were being done by @tippfood, behind the scenes there was plenty afoot also. In general, the system became one where we held 10 meetings per year; five executive, and five members meetings.
One of the really important discussions each year was to decide what to do the following year, and then make a plan to allow that to happen. We also had some longer term plans in our annual activity list, one of which was to publish a book, which I will get to later.
Without an activity plan, there was always a big risk of the network being pulled off track by a non-core project that, while it might look appealing, would drain energy from the members, and time from our agreed core activities.
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7 Dec 20
Slight personal diversion. I am in Clonmel this morning for a van DOE (road worthiness test). Using the time to pop over to @rednosewine for a few bottles of Port for Christmas. The walk takes me past this mural by Robert Ballagh.
I used to pass this as a young child 40 years ago in a corridor in the town centre, leading to a supermarket, long since closed. Great to see the artwork was preserved and reinstalled last year as part of @clonmeljunction; our local arts festival.
Speaking of arts festivals in Clonmel and area, we also have @clonmelapplefe1 which runs each autumn, and as an apple grower myself, it is great to see apples and nature and food celebrated by our arts community.
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