Irish Examiner - Festival in Tipperary to share knowledge on sustainable farming
Ailbhe Gerrard is presenting the Field Exchange Festival on the shores of Lough Derg in Co Tipperary later this month.
Brookfield Farm is an award-winning organic farm and a conservation area for the native Irish honey bee, and the festival is the brainchild of the farmer, beekeeper and teacher who runs the farm – Ailbhe Gerrard.
Ms Gerrard presented a pilot version of the Field Exchange Festival in 2022, with more than 500 participants.
The festival later this month will include agroforestry demonstrations, craft workshops, panel discussions, farm walks, guest speakers, visual arts, music performances, crafts, local food, and site-specific artworks.
“Field Exchange is bringing creativity back into agriculture. We engage vision, knowledge and practical action in our communities to come together to solve our urgent challenges in agriculture, biodiversity and climate. It’s a rethinking of the agriculture system," Ms Gerrard said.
