37: Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre

9/12/2023

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Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha is a market gardener from Connemara Co. Galway, and he owns 'An Garraí Glas', a 1-acre farm where he grows chemical-free vegetables including lettuce/salad leaves, onions, tomatoes, radishes, herbs and more. A tremendous amount of vegetables are grown from a small space, not to mention a challenging landscape with plenty of stone and a strong Atlantic prevailing wind. Aonghus is particularly interested in regenerative farming; composting, soil health and building fertility is of utmost importance to this farming system.

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37: Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre

Farming for Nature

More episodes from "Farming for Nature"

42: On fungi and farming, with Thomas O'Connor

41: Bruce Thompson, dairy farmer & dung beetle expert

40: How to make Biochar, with Kildare farmer Kim McCall

39: James Gilmartin, Mixed Stock Farmer, Leitrim: My land's natural carrying capacity

38: Maurice Deasy, brewer, sheep & arable farmer: Why conservation agriculture is worth the risk

37: Aonghus Ó'Coistealbha, Connemara, Galway: How I make a living from 1 acre

36: Gearoid Maher, dairy farmer, Co. Limerick: Being economically viable while restoring nature on a dairy farm

35: Composting with Jim Cronin, mixed farmer, Co. Clare

34: Rehabilitating an intensive farm with Colm Flynn, a Kildare tillage farmer

33: James Ham, the tree farmer.