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Irish Examiner
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- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Field Exchange agri-food festival to return in September
Agri-food festival, the Field Exchange, is set to return for a second year, bringing together artists and farmers to celebrate sustainable agriculture and local food. The festival will be hosted on the shores of Lough Derg, at Brookfield Farm, Co Tipperary, from September 5-7. The three-day programme features art installations, musical performances, expert speakers, and lunch designed by acclaimed chef Valentine Warner. Brookfield Farm is an award-winning organic farm, agri-tourism hub and a conservation area for the native Irish honey bee, run by farmer and teacher Ailbhe Gerrard. A pilot version of the festival ran in 2022 and was supported by Sabina Higgins, wife of President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, former government minister Catherine Martin, and others. The team subsequently secured funding from Creative Ireland's Creative Climate Action fund to host Field Exchange in 2024 and again this year. Day one of the festival kicks off with the 'Fields of Possibility' symposium, with speakers including author Anja Murray, journalist and chef Janine Kennedy, Artistic Director of the Nenagh Arts Centre Trish Taylor Thompson and food policy specialist Ruth Hegarty. Attendees will hear how agriculture can be re-imagined as a creative, cultural and ecological act which enables rural communities to thrive by fostering wellbeing and cultivating a deeper connection with the land and place. Specific topics covered include the benefits of agro-ecology and agro-forestry – agricultural approaches which emphasise the connections between plants, animals and humans – and the role of creativity in regenerative agriculture. Attendees can also connect with a growing Community of Practice working at the intersections of farming, creativity and climate. Visitors can take part in craft workshops with CELT, sensory farm walks, and sustainable agriculture workshops. They can engage and contribute to agro-forestry demonstrations by the Irish Agroforestry Ireland Forum (IAF) and try their hand at dry stone walling with the Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland (DSWAI). There will be music and poetry performances, local handmade craft stalls and a range of delicious local food. Visitors can also engage with sustainability advocates such as the Tipperary Food Producers' Network and Talamh Beo. Project lead Ailbhe Gerrard, a Farming for Nature Ambassador and An Taisce climate ambassador, said: 'We're delighted to bring back Field Exchange for another year of events designed to promote the role that the arts can play in tackling the crises in climate and biodiversity, while developing a more complete understanding of food production and supply with knowledge sharing on sustainable and organic practices. 'This year, we're welcoming back our expert speakers and contributors, including food systems specialist Ruth Hegarty and journalist and chef Janine Kennedy. 'The concepts from the symposium are brought to life on day two at the family agri-food festival, part-funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and The Arts Council. 'Building on the success of last year, we've moved to make this year's festival a three-day event. We welcome Valentine Warner, who will be working with the Tipperary Food Producers' Network to prepare a long table lunch from local produce, and we're all excited to taste the mouth-watering fare.'
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
One-month English and personality development course by CELT
The Centre for English Language Training (CELT), University College of Engineering, Osmania University will offer a one-month course in English communication skills and personality development for students of Classes VIII, IX and X from May 1. Classes will be held from 8.15 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. every day. Candidates can register for the programme by April 30. More details can be had on 7989903001.
