National Organic Week 2010 at Dublin Food Co-op
As Ireland's leading location for organic produce, Dublin Food Co-op always plays an active part in celebrating National Organic Week and this year we have four events lined up on Saturday 18th September...
Saturday 18th September
11.00 – 15.00 Cooking with Seasonal Organic Vegetables and Herbs – demonstration with Chef Marc Moissard
Learn simple tips on how to grow your own, what and when to grow on small space in a city, balcony and window baskets and how to prepare and cook with your own harvesting. You will be able to sample tasty dishes prepared with home grown herbs, salads and flowers - mizuna, sweet herb, nasturtium, pansy, marigold, lavender, winter savoury, purslane, borage, nettle, garlic chive, lemon verbena, lovage, horseradish and more. Marc will provide information on the health benefits of fresh plants in the diet and some unusual recipes.
11.00 - 12.00 Meet our organic producers
Hear from Dublin Food Co-op producer members whose fresh organic produce is available at the Co-op every Saturday. Meet three of our organic growers and award winning organic dairy farmer Mary Kelly (including a sampling of her Moon Shine Dairy Farm organic yoghurt).
12.15 - 13.15 Lunchtime discussion – Is Organic Enough?
Dublin Food Co-op is one of Ireland’s organic food pioneers - but today we’re posing the question ‘Is organic enough?’ What about other issues like food miles, fairtrade, corporate organics, sustainability, labour rights? Is organic in danger of becoming just another brand label? Is certification too costly and too tough for small producers to get aboard? Come join the discussion.
13.30 - 14.30 Growing Together
Exploring shared allotments, community gardens and other ways to get involved in growing locally, organically and co-operatively. Whether you’re an established grower or a would-be gardener seeking a way in, come along and become part of a new Growing Network at the Dublin Food Co-op.
About National Organic Week
Held annually in Ireland since 2005, National Organic Week is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and co-ordinated by Bord Bía. Its goal is to raise consumer awareness of organic food, how to recognise it when shopping and where to buy it.