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	<title>Growing Awareness</title>
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	<description>Restoring respect for the Earth, Food, Farmers and Growers. West Cork, Ireland.</description>
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		<title>The Great West Cork Seed Swap 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing Awareness presents our first event for 2008

The Great 2008 West Cork
SEED SWAP!

Featuring:


&#8216;The Future of Food’ film screening
Guest speakers, inc. Madeline McKeever of Brown Envelope Seeds
Discussion about biodiversity
SEED SWAP…BRING SOME OF YOUR OWN SEEDS!
  (If you haven’t got any don’t worry, there’ll be local seed to buy)
Organic Café


At Glebe Gardens, Baltimore
Sunday 24th February 2-5pm

Free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2008/02/20/the-great-west-cork-seed-swap-2008/</link>
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		<title>Sharing Evening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing Awareness invites you to “An Evening of Sharing”.

Click here to download a poster (Adobe pdf format)

Please pass on to those who might not have heard!

We would like to share:


    A social evening with friends and supporters

    Ideas for 2008 and beyond

    Positive visions of local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/11/14/sharing-evening/</link>
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		<title>WORKSHOP: Tree Seed Saving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how to identify, collect and store the seed of native trees and how to prepare them for germination and planting.  Start your own native woodland the best way with trees grown from local seeds.

Location: Gortnamucklagh Woodland Farm, Skibbereen

Contact: Paul McCormick &#38; Jacinta French on 028 23384

Email: woodkernenurseries@eircom.net
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		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/workshop-tree-seed-saving/</link>
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		<title>WORKSHOP: Forest Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Postponed until 30th  September

Enjoy a relaxing walk in beautiful woodland whilst identifying edible fungi and plants and learning how to cook them.  Discover what’s safe to eat and when to exercise caution!  You’ll be amazed at the wonderful free food available at this time of year.

Location: To be decided – phone for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/workshop-forest-foods/</link>
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		<title>WORKSHOP: Apple Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A celebration of apples. There will be a display of locally grown apple varieties, and apple tasting.  Bring your own apples for identification. Advice and discussion of suitable varieties for fruit production in West Cork.

Location: Skibbereen Farmer’s market – 11am to 1.30pm all welcome: FREE
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		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/workshop-apple-day/</link>
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		<title>WALK: Home Farm, Toormore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Home Farm is a 55 acre REPS demonstration beef and dairy farm.  Extensive plantings of hedgerows and a large constructed wetland for waste water treatment.  Also new woodland planting.  The farm won the national RDS farming and conservation award in 2000.

Directions From Durrus take the Goleen road and the farm is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/walk-home-farm-toormore/</link>
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		<title>WORKSHOP: Tomato Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A celebration of tomatoes. We hope to show you 30 to 40 varieties of tomato. Taste them and see them growing - from tiny cherry toms to large white beefsteak varieties.  Many colours, shapes and sizes. There will be a talk on tomato cultivation - from seed sowing to seed saving and ideas on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/workshop-tomato-day/</link>
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		<title>WORKSHOP: Save Your Own Vegetable Seeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The workshop will cover practical seed saving with reference to adapting commercial varieties to local conditions, conducting variety trials, and creating new varieties at the home of Brown Envelope Seeds.

Directions: Go west on the Skibbereen to Ballydehob road for about 3 miles to Church Cross. Turn left opposite the church with the big cypress tree, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/workshop-save-your-own-vegetable-seeds/</link>
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		<title>WALK: Mike Evans, Castledonnovan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[30 year old mature garden on 2 acres with beautiful trees, shrubs, climbing plants and orchard.  Half of the land is in on a steep slope and demonstrates the use of terracing to make an attractive and productive garden.

Directions From Drimoleague follow signs to CastleDonovan – at West Cork Paving  crossroads take left [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/walk-mike-evans-castledonnovan/</link>
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		<title>WALK: Fruit Forest Farm, nr Dunmanway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woodland arboretum project, developed on marginal land over 200m, using permaculture principles on 25acres.  Wild hill tops, meadows, forest including 50yr old plantation, new mixed plantation and ½ acre fruit and nut forest.  Bring suitable footwear. Please do not bring meat / fish onto the land and strictly no dogs.

Directions

From South: ‘Bantry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://growingawareness.org/2007/05/02/walk-fruit-forest-farm-nr-dunmanway/</link>
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