KCLR – Weekly Tips 8 – Greenside Up
On this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer, Ethna Quirke chats to Social, Community, Therapeutic Horticultural & Environmental Educationist Dee Sewell. Dee created Greenside Up in 2009 to help promote the grow your own ethos and raise environmental awareness. Dee helps people to garden using organic principles, to consider biodiversity and food waste, and to […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 8 – Greenside Up
On this week’s episode of ‘Ours to Protect’, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to environmental educator Dee Sewell, of Greenside Up, who works with community groups around climate action and horticulture. For more in this series listen in every Thursday at 11.20am
Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 8 – The Circular Economy
This week Highland Radio discussed how we can we participate in the circular economy Did you know? The concept of waste does not exist – everything is transformed into a resource that can be utilised. Aims to keep materials, components, and products in-use in the economy for as long as possible. Optimise every aspect […]
Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 8 – The Circular Economy
Listen back as Donna-Marie Doherty talks to Joanne Butler, Co-Ordinator of Donegal Community Gardens Network about the creation of an umbrella funding application for Community Circular Economy Action Plans for the area. For more in this series, listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm.
Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 7 – Community Gardens
This week Highland Radio looked at the importance of growing your own local produce Background into community gardens Community Gardens Ireland (CG Ireland), an organisation that was created in 2011 as an online support network. Currently in Donegal there are over 20 community gardens The community gardens aim to promote nature and the environment, sustainability, […]
Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 7 – Community Gardens
Listen back to this week’s episode with Highland Radios Donna-Marie Doherty as she chats with Mirenda Rosenberg, Sustainable Social Media Influencer and Joanne Butler, Coordinator of Donegal Community Garden Network.
LMFM – Weekly Tips 9 – Impact of hottest July on record
Everyone can help limit climate change. From the way we travel, to the electricity we use and the food we eat, we can make a difference. Start with these ten actions to help tackle the climate crisis. Save energy at home Much of our electricity and heat is powered by coal, oil and gas. […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 9 – Impact of hottest July on record
Climate scientists have predicted that July 2023 will likely go down as the warmest July on record across the world and possibly the warmest July in at least 120,000 years. According to the Washington Post, China registered an all-time high temperature for the country of 52.2 degrees celsius, while the July 16th high of 53.3 […]
LMFM – Weekly Tips 8 – Carbon Footprints for Farmers
Carbon Emissions – Know your number As farmers, you are being asked to reduce GHG emissions from your farming system to control global warming. To do this you need to know the current carbon emissions for your farm. Over 54,000 dairy and beef farmers nationally have a carbon emissions figure available to them through […]
LMFM – Weekly Episode 8 – Future of Dairy Industry in Ireland
Listen back to this week’s episode from LMFM in the Ours to Protect series. Thousands of dairy farmers attended Moorepark’23, the Teagasc National Dairy Event, which took place recently. The theme of this year’s event was ‘Securing a Sustainable Future’. Since milk quota removal the dairy industry has gone through a transformation. This has occurred […]
