Radio Nova – Weekly Tips 16 – The benefits of Microgreens
This week on Radio Nova we learned all about Microgreens. Microgreens benefits The nutritional benefits of each type of microgreen depend on the plant, but research shows that microgreens may contain 4 to 40 times the nutrients of mature plant leaves. Vegetables are already high in vitamins, but the minerals and phytochemicals in microgreens offer even […]
WLR – Weekly Episode 16 – Food Waste
Food waste is a global issue with environmental, social and economic consequences. More than one quarter the food produced worldwide is wasted. The Irish Government has committed to reducing food waste by 50% by 2023. … But do you know how much food we waste in Ireland ? Do you know the biggest contributor […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 15 – Benefits of a Plant based diet
Aislinn met Sue Hassett from The Grove Cafe in Limerick to talk about all things veggie and how attitudes are now changing when it comes to choosing the plant based option. We also learn about the amazing artwork by Navine Dossos inspired by nature that now adorns the restaurant’s tables and walls as part […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 15 – The Grove
This week’s episode is about plant-based diets as we meet a Limerick business that has championed veggie food for years. The Grove Veggie Kitchen on Cecil street is Limerick’s only fully meat-free eatery and it has recently been transformed by an amazing art installation celebrating all things plant based. Aislinn met Sue Hassett to talk […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 11 – Richardsons a local and sustainable food supply business
It’s all about food on this week’s episode as Matthew Richardson gives us a tour of Richardsons, a Limerick supplier of fresh food to top restaurants, hotels and catering companies. We will learn how the highly successful business has a sustainable focus, producing electricity needed by solar panels on the roof and creating circular systems […]
Q102 – Weekly Tips 9 – Good to Go
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Too Good To Go. Did you know… Food waste contributes to around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When food decomposes, it releases a potent gas called methane. The average Irish household wastes around €700 on food. The food industry is responsible for more than 189,000 tonnes of food […]
Q102 – Weekly Episode 7 – Picker Pals
Listen back to this weeks episode as Q102 talked to the people behind Picker Pals and how you can get involved. For more in this series, listen in to Q102 every Wednesday at 7pm
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 6 – Single Use Cups
This week on Ours to Protect we take a look at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups. From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and hotels in the town will only offer takeaway tea and coffee in reusable cups. Sari Houlihan reports from Killarney where […]
Corks 96FM – Weekly Tips 3 – The Urban Soil Project
This week 96FM talked with Virginia O’Gara, founder of MyGoodness and the Cork Urban Soil Project about soil health and closed loop systems Did you know… A third of the food we buy goes in the bin every year, costing around €700 per person! Compost increases the health of our soil and can create […]
Corks 96FM – Weekly Episode 3 – The Urban Soil Project
Listen back as Alana Daly Mulligan chats to Virginia O’Gara, founder of MyGoodness and the Cork Urban Soil Project and finds out how they make food that is delicious and nutritious and why we should care about soil. This episode was recorded in The Marina Park Industrial Estate. They use soil made from food waste […]
