That we have seen great changes in the food scene in West Cork is undeniable. I have heard the phrase ‘artisan revolution’ used to describe these changes, award winning cheeses, smoked fish, salamis, fine patisserie and much more. Artisan is intended to draw a line and differentiate the good from the not so good. Durrus [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Local Abattoirs: What’s at Steak?
Posted in Food producers, tagged abbatoir, butchers, irish food, Local food, meat, West Cork on November 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
What’s happened to apples and nuts?
Posted in Food producers, farmers, tagged farming, food, fruit, nuts, skibbereen on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I realise that by the time you read this Halloween will be over and you’ll be mentally preparing yourself for Christmas, but indulge my reflections on the gradual erosion of another piece of our food culture. Now I don’t feel old enough yet to say “in my youth”, but you know what I mean, when [...]
LEADER Budget at Last
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged LEADER on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Great news – we finally got word today about the new LEADER programme, an announcement by Minister Eamonn O Cuiv, preceded by a local press release by his colleague Minister Batt O’Keefe – our budget for the next five years will be €14.6M. It will be brilliant to get going on projects again – it’s [...]
