Farmers Journal – Farming and culture festival to take place in Tipperary

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The inclusive festival is to highlight creative agriculture, climate and biodiversity. Project promoter Ailbhe Gerrard will present at Field Exchange festival on the shores of Lough Derg 31 August and 1 September. “Field Exchange is bringing creativity back into agriculture. We engage vision, knowledge and practical action in our communities to come together to solve […]

Irish Farmers Journal – It’s the little things

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Our recent feature in The Irish Farmers Journal. You can read below or read directly on The Irish Farmers Journal website. IRISH COUNTRY LIVING | 18 NOV 2020 It’s the little things Mairead Lavery Wild flower meadows, bee hives, acres of native broadleaf trees and a pilot truffle orchard are some of the projects that Ailbhe Gerrard is developing […]

The Gloss Magazine – Girls Gone Mud!

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It’s the reverse fairytale – an increasing number of the fashion set are upping sticks to the countryside in search of the good life. PENNY McCORMICK ponders whether to join them. Ailbhe Gerrard also enthuses about her change of direction from construction project management to farming as “a bit of a blast. There is quite a […]

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 […]

The Nenagh Guardian – Celebrating climate-friendly agriculture and food

A new festival, bringing farmers, artists, food producers, agri experts and the wider community together at a unique event, was launched at Brookfield Farm Coolbawn.
The Field Exchange festival will be held on the Brookfield shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1, from 12 noon to 5pm each day.

Irish Farmers Journal – It’s the little things

Wild flower meadows, bee hives, acres of native broadleaf trees and a pilot truffle orchard are some of the projects that Ailbhe Gerrard is developing on her farm in Tipperary writes Mairead Lavery.