The Organic centre provides over 100 short courses ranging from gardening, food production and healthy cooking to crafts and renewable energy. Participants come from all over Ireland and some from abroad. Our major events throughout the year are our Annual Potato Day in March, The Garden Party in July and our Harvest Festival and Apple Day in September.
Our Eco Shop stocks garden organic seeds, tools, books, herb plants, seasonal vegetables and a range of organic and fair trade wholefoods.
We provide information and training for commercial growers and farmers with workshops throughout the year.
Our full-time 1-year horticultural training course is Fetac Level 5 accredited.
The Organic Centre is open to the public 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Sunday from March to October.
We provide educational tours for schools, community groups, garden clubs and anyone interested in organic matters. Tours have to be booked and participants can choose workshops about composting, propagation, protected cropping and organic food production.