collaborate & resources
I like to collaborate and work with others. If I am not the right person for you or do not have what you are looking for, I will do my best to point you in the right direction.
Here are some of the people, organisations and businesses I link with in my work.
Biodiversity Partners – Cathy Eastman: biodiversitypartners@gmail.com
Gortbrack Organic Farm – Ian McGrigor & Eileen Carroll
https://gortbrackorganicfarm.com/
Growing Wild – Lucy Bell: http://growingwild.ie
In My Element – Darach Ó Múrchú: darach@inmyelement.ie
Mary Kiernan: marykiernan01@gmail.com
The Nature Hub – Kerry Walker: https://thenaturehub.ie
LEAF Ireland: https://leafireland.org
An Choill Bheag: https://leafireland.org/themes/an-choill-bheag/
Green Schools:
https://greenschoolsireland.org
Transition Kerry: http://www.transitionkerry.org
An t-Ionad Glas, The Organic College: https://www.organiccollege.com
Irish Seed Savers Association: https://irishseedsavers.ie
Heritage in Schools: http://www.heritageinschools.ie
Grow it Yourself – GIY Ireland: https://giy.ie
Shanahans Garden Centre: https://www.shanahansgardencentre.ie
Liscahane Garden Centre: https://www.facebook.com/Liscahane/
Fruit Hill Farm: https://www.fruithillfarm.com
Manna Organic Store, Tralee: http://mannaorganicstore.ie
Miltown Organic Store, Miltown: https://www.facebook.com/MilltownOrganicStore/
Brown Envelope Seeds:
https://www.brownenvelopeseeds.com
Caherhurley Nursery – Perennial Cottage Garden Plants: https://www.caherhurleynursery.com
Please note that Caherhurley Nursery is the only certified organic ornamental plant nursery in Ireland. Their plants are perennial, unusual and above all, are hardy, as they are grown on a cold windy mountain slope. Plants can be ordered through their website – they can be delivered by An Post, or, better, they can be collected at the nursery in Clare.
CELT Tree Nursery – Range of native saplings: https://www.celtnet.org/tree-nursery
Irish Seed Savers Association – Seeds, Fruit Trees, Plants: https://irishseedsavers.ie
Future Forest – Trees, Shrubs, Plants: https://futureforests.ie
English Nurseries – Fruit Trees & Bushes: https://www.englishsfruitnursery.ie
Home Trees – Range of native saplings: https://www.hometree.ie
52 Weeks Gardening:
https://www.facebook.com/52weeksVeg/services/?ref=page_internal
Blooming Native: https://www.bloomingnative.ie
Design by Nature: http://wildflowers.ie
Gretta’s Herbs, Annascaul, Co. Kerry – Organic Herbs: https://gretasherbs.com
Peppermint Farm – Organic Herbs, Co. Cork: https://www.peppermintfarm.com
The Herb Garden – Organic Herbs, The Naul (Denise Dunne): https://theherbgarden.ie
Ivy Wood Apothecary, Co. Clare: www.ivywood.ie/shop/medicinal-plants
Herbalistix – Christine Best Herbalist: https://www.facebook.com/kerryherbalist/
Nature’s Knowledge – Deirdre Daly Herbalist: https://www.naturesknowledge.ie
The Herbal Hub – Vivienne Campbell: https://theherbalhub.com
Biodiversity Ireland: https://www.biodiversityireland.ie
Pollinators: https://pollinators.ie
Biodiversity Ireland – National Biodiversity Data Centre:
https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/resources/apps/
https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/record-biodiversity/
https://records.biodiversityireland.ie
https://www.epa.ie/irelandsenvironment/getinvolved/citizenscience/nationalcitizenscienceinitiatives/ (to be updated in June 2021)
Fruit and Nut: http://www.fruitandnut.ie
Plants for a Future: https://pfaf.org/
Design By Nature: http://www.wildflowers.ie
Irish Wild Flowers: https://www.irishwildflowers.ie
Wild Flowers of Ireland: http://www.wildflowersofireland.net
Plant Net: https://identify.plantnet.org
INaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org
Tree Identification: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/tree-id-app/