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We are now closed until after Christmas. Wishing all our customers a very happy Christmas.
A big thank all our customers for their valued support over the year and years. We wish you all a Happy Christmas and more importantly health to go with it.
Robins Glen small 3 kg potato packs
This is our 3 kg potato bag. You can share up to seven packs with your neighbors and friends to reduce delivery cost. There are many benefits in working and sharing together. The economic system today tends to isolate us from each other, we need to find ways to work together for the common good.
Robins Glen organic potatoes for sale
Our potatoes are grown, caring for the soil and environment. We will never compete with large scale company farms. Talking about economics, over 90% of what you purchase with Robins Glen or at farmers markets will stay in Ireland. A figure for commercial potatoes could be 50%.
Harvesting with our own potato harvester.
Our own harvesting equipment is important, to protect our soil and potatoes. Small scale organic farming cannot compete with large company farms. However with consumer support, we could have smaller farms around the country, giving more food security, and not to have all our eggs in one basket.
Axona potatoes in flower
Our Axona grew very well this summer getting no imputs. Nature can reliably provide if given a chance.
Flowers around our potatoes to bring in natures management.
Nature has the power to regulate itself if left alone. Rules and regulation for organic farming and businesses should be completely different to large chemical farming and business.
Planting Axona organic potatoes
Greenwashing our present system of commercial potato farming is like putting our head in the sand. The consumer will eventually pay for this.
Robins Glen tilling for organic Potatoes
Growing potatoes can undo many years of looking after soil biology. We have stopped the practice of destoning land for potatoes.
Robins Glen preparing for Axona organic potatoes
Chicory and clover crop was established using our “Green Harvest” system , with no soil disturbance. The system feeds soil biology all year round in our field crops. The farmer come inventor gets no assistance on projects that goes against the big corporations.
Robins Glen prepare the soil for Organic table potato
Soil biology is now our most important livestock. Like livestock soil biology, must be fed all year round. We have worked on the “Green Harvest “system for the last seven years. It is a great system but we have received no support or acknowledgement to date.
National Biodiversity Week – FARM WALK
Hi All, As we are now entering National Biodiversity week we along with our Lighthouse farmers in Talamh Beo felt that this would be a good time to do a farm walk. This is a welcome to anyone who would like to see our everyday work at Robins Glen farm. We try at all...
New Start/ New Spring.
Welcome to our new start in a new glorious Spring( at the moment anyway!) with our new website, thanks to the guys in BOX CREATIVE. My good intention is to do a regular blog to keep those interested updated of progress here on our farm. Our biggest focus at the moment...