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# giy - Saturday 17 August, 2019
From the Garden: What to do when you have an abundance of vegetables
Large amounts of veg can be used up and kept for later in many ways.
# giy - Saturday 10 August, 2019
From the Garden: How to upgrade your composting system
A delicious courgette salad recipe and some top compost tips.
# giy - Saturday 3 August, 2019
From the Garden: Braiding garlic and pulling onions with the kids
This week is all about the alliums and making a spicy tomato salad.
# giy - Saturday 27 July, 2019
From the Garden: Homegrown tomatoes are perfect for these 'Anytime Eggs'
Turnips are very easy to grow and because they produce a crop so quickly, they are an ideal candidate for late summer sowing.
# giy - Saturday 6 July, 2019
From the Garden: Taking care of your plants and getting an early crop
A hardy crop of broad beans and homemade herbal tea is on the agenda from the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 29 June, 2019
From the Garden: How to make the most of this super-abundant summer period
There’s plenty to do in the garden as abundant rain and improving temperatures mean everything is growing quickly, write Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 22 June, 2019
From the Garden: Build your own insect hotel and bookings will start rolling in
An insect hotel will encourage more wildlife and biodiversity into the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 1 June, 2019
From the Garden: A strategic approach is required to water your tomatoes
Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 25 May, 2019
From the Garden: The Hungry Gap must be filled and this kale and gnocchi broth will do the job
Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 11 May, 2019
From the Garden: A little frost damage on the spuds - but not to worry they will recover
Learn to make ‘a one-pot veggie wonder that’s crammed with healthy vegetables, herbs and pulses and as an added bonus uses up stale bread too,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 4 May, 2019
From the Garden: Learn to make nettle tea - it has a rich and earthy taste and is a super tonic
Obviously, if you are harvesting nettles from the wild, wear gloves or you will get stung, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 27 April, 2019
From the Garden: 'I worry about the implications of what Greta Thunberg’s saying for the cosy lives we lead'
It is remarkable to watch this young woman speak her truth to power, writes Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself Ireland.
# giy - Saturday 20 April, 2019
From the Garden: Learn how to really grow parsnips, earth up spuds and make wild garlic pesto
‘Most parsnip seed packets will tell you to sow them in February – don’t do it,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 13 April, 2019
From the Garden: 'It seems an opportune time to write about sowing seeds in module trays'
‘The beauty of a module tray is that the roots of seedlings are kept apart which means you don’t upset them when you are transplanting them’, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 6 April, 2019
From the Garden: How to grow broadbeans? Start by avoiding cheap compost
It’s worth buying good quality potting compost – ideally one that is approved for use in organic production and peat-free, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 30 March, 2019
From the Garden: 'Growing tomatoes is a hobby that became an obsession and then spiralled out of control into a mania'
Growing tomatoes is a double-edged sword because once you’ve tasted a proper homegrown tomato you really can’t go back to the bland shop-bought alternative, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 23 March, 2019
From the Garden: What is the difference between celery and celeriac?
Time to transplant those tomatoes too. ‘Did you know that the little fuzzy hairs on the stem of a tomato seedling can become a root if planted under the soil?’
# giy - Saturday 9 March, 2019
From the garden: Grow, Cook, Eat is back on TV this month and we'll be tackling food waste
We’ll be teaching you to grow onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn, courgettes, kale, beans and chillis for all shapes and sizes of gardens, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 2 March, 2019
From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather'
‘All aspects of our lives – food, transport, energy and waste – will have to change dramatically if we’re to avoid catastrophe,’ writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 19 January, 2019
From the Garden: It's time to reflect on all the food we are importing that could be grown here
It’s no longer just about ‘exotic’ fruit and veg that are difficult to grow in Ireland, we are now importing lots of veg that grow perfectly well here, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 5 January, 2019
From the Garden: Midwinter is the time to grow veg in containers and to make root veg pie
This is a delicious, warming and healthy pie that utilises those vegetables that are still available in early January, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 29 December, 2018
From the Garden: Reflecting on the year - it all went great except for the aubergines!
As usual, the aubergines were a disaster – at this stage, I think I only bother sowing them because there’s not much else to do in February, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 22 December, 2018
From the Garden: Supermarkets selling below cost veg is hurting farmers and it is bad for us all
Farmers protested outside M&S in Liffey Valley last week to draw attention to what the IFA called ‘predatory’ pricing models, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 15 December, 2018
From the Garden: Every cloud has a silver lining and bogland proved useful this summer
Bogland is usually not the best place to grow things, but it came in handy this summer for growing squash during the drought, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 8 December, 2018
From the Garden: Leeks don't get the recognition they deserve
Leeks often don’t grab the health headlines the way their allium cousins – garlic and onions do. But they contain most of the same flavonoids and sulfur-containing nutrients, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 1 December, 2018
From the Garden: Artichokes have an unfortunate nickname but don't let that turn you off
Fermenting artichokes will reduce their – ahem – windiness and this recipe is delicious, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 24 November, 2018
A Dublin dad was growing 'hipster' veg in his garden back in 1955
So many people in my generation remember their fathers toiling away in the garden, we’re only one generation removed from the soil, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 17 November, 2018
From the Garden: Your green tomatoes are unlikely to ripen now - so use them up in chutney
As I’ve looked glumly from the house at the sodden garden, it’s been playing on my mind that it’s high time I got the beds in the veg patch covered down for the winter, writes Michael Kelly
# giy - Saturday 10 November, 2018
From the garden: 'Do not 'Irish mammy' the sprouts by boiling the divil out of them for 20 minutes'
Instead blanch them for just a few minutes, writes Michael Kelly, as he also advises on growing beetroot and making celery soup.
# giy - Saturday 3 November, 2018
From the garden: 'When buying veg, always seek out Irish vegetables and try to avoid price promotions'
In 15 years more than half of Irish field vegetable growers have stopped production, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 27 October, 2018
From the garden: How to make your own tangy kimchi at home
Here’s how to make sure you always have some homemade healthy kimchi to hand.
# giy - Saturday 20 October, 2018
As winter approaches now is the time to think about growing your own onions
With temperatures dropping Michael Kelly has some tips to help you beef up your winter warmers.
# giy - Saturday 6 October, 2018
From the garden: 'It's ridiculous we spend money on vitamin C when blackberries rot in ditches all over Ireland'
This week, Michael Kelly has a recipe for blackberry crumble that’ll get some great vitamin C into your system.
# giy - Saturday 29 September, 2018
From the garden: How to make your own tomato ketchup from scratch
Tomatoes are a vegetable that can be preserved in many ways – they can be used in jams, jellies, relishes and chutneys, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 22 September, 2018
From the garden: A recipe for a no-nonsense tomato and courgette soup, with no-nonsense ingredients
Michael Kelly from GIY talks us through how to store chillies, and also how to make a delicious warming soup.
# giy - Saturday 15 September, 2018
GIY: My father-in-law still dismisses kale as cattlefeed - but these days it’s rightly valued as a nutritional powerhouse
Michael Kelly on the virtues of a relatively low-maintenance crop that tolerates even the harshest of winters.
# giy - Saturday 8 September, 2018
'Raw food doesn't have to be scary - but I think it's time for a bowl of homely hot soup'
If you really want a slice of raw goodness, Michael Kelly has just the recipe, but he is warming up this autumn to the comfort of hot dishes.
# giy - Saturday 1 September, 2018
How to make a simple tomato sauce that'll feed you all winter from the freezer
Use this sauce as a base for pizzas, pastas, stews, casseroles and soups. It’s even flavourful enough to be used by itself as a soup, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 25 August, 2018
In the garden: Even in the calm of the vegetable patch, it can be hard to stay mindful and focused
If you can get out of your head for an hour or so, you’ll automatically feel calmer – but the challenge is getting there, writes Michael Kelly.
# giy - Saturday 18 August, 2018
In the garden: How to fight back (nicely) against the caterpillars eating your plants
Growing brassicas like kale or cauliflower is basically a war between you and the creatures that want to eat the plants, writes Michael Kelly of GIY.ie.
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Poll: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has suggested that Ireland could vote against the Mercusor trade deal with South American countries unless Brazil takes steps to protect the Amazon rainforest.
His comments follow international concern over the fires, with figures showing the area has seen the highest number of blazes for any year since 2013.
A vote on the deal is at least two years and and would take place under the EU’s Qualified Majority Vote system, where a vote needs at least four council members representing over 35% of the EU population to be blocked.
The controversial deal, announced in June, could save European companies billions of Euro in trade duties every year and would open up new markets for exporters.
However, critics believe that it will lead to products with lower standards being imported into the EU, and that it may have a negative impact on the environment.
Irish beef farmers in particular say the deal could threaten their livelihoods, as it would open up European markets to some South American beef producers.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
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Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
By Simon Coveney - @simoncoveney
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
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