Leaf and Root Farm

27/04/2026

Ireland has a governance crisis not a fuel crisis!

Ireland has a governance crisis, not a fuel crisis.

16/04/2026

SEED SOVEREIGNTY UNDER THREAT

The EU is about to decide on new seed laws (PRM) and GMO deregulation (NGTs) — and the outcome could reshape the future of farming in Ireland.

These proposals risk:
• Restricting farmers’ right to save and exchange seeds
• Undermining seed diversity
• Expanding corporate control of our food system
• Opening the door to unlabelled GMOs

At Talamh Beo, we’re calling for urgent action.

👉 Contact your MEP today
Ask them: Will you protect farmers’ rights to save seeds and keep Ireland GMO-free?
📧 Emails in our latest statement (link in bio)
This is about who controls our seeds — and our future.

03/02/2026

Imbolc shona daoibh!

03/02/2026

It’s catching on! Community kitchens are a wonderful alternative to the current dominant model of school meal delivery.
The brilliant spoke yesterday at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth - representing the views of many organisations with long history of campaigning in this space - to say they every school meal should be nourishing, and should support the environment, local farms, and food education.
Community food providers can do just this. Instead of reheated processed food of low nutritional value being driven from one end of the country to the other, a network of community hubs could supply freshly cooked food to schools in their locality, sourced locally, supporting local jobs, and building connection and wealth in the community with this public investment (€320 million per year). A localised approach also provides easy opportunities to integrate food education by linking schools to their local farmers and food producers.
It’s a rare win-win-win-win!
But community providers will need to be properly resourced and we need to work to build capacity in the sector. We have a plan to do that work and to replicate and scale good models of community school food provision over the next few years.
School food is more than a meal. Every bite can nourish children, planet and communities - if we get it right.
# sustainablefoodsystems

02/01/2026

Great new years article in The Irish Times by Sylvia Thompson on the Feeding Ourselves Local Food Symposium in Trinity College Dublin last October.

If you’re interested in the future of food, farming & health in Ireland, take a few minutes to read and join Talamh Beo to be part of the conversation.

As Fergal says in the article:
“It’s about giving people access to high-quality, nutritious food and allowing farmers to make a fair living.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/01/01/network-puts-focus-on-nutritious-seasonal-food-for-people-and-planet/

12/12/2025

Fergal (Leaf and Root Farm) tells us in just a couple of minutes why Mercosur Agreement is bad for farmers!
Check the video 👇

15/09/2025

Great visit today at Leaf and Root Farm from Catherine Connolly who listened patiently to some of the issues faced by farmers supplying local food systems in Ireland. Great conversations about and

TalamhBeo Ruth Hegarty Manu Russo Mad Yolk Farm Loughmountain Farm Fergal MacAindir Gleann Buí Farm

09/09/2025

End of summer colours!!!

31/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to our farm visit today! We have been very lucky with the weather: Lovely people and nice chats!
Farming for Nature

28/08/2025

The summer months have been busy with different projects and plenty of delicious veggies to harvest. Here are a few pics from the farm and from the walk we hosted on the 17th of August for