| |
Even the eggs we sell in the store come from a wonderful free range farm nearby - Poulataggle organic farm - where they also use a windmill to provide the power for their business! They take animal safety very seriously, providing their chickens with a wonderful quality of life and a rich varied diet. You can tell this from the great taste and rich colour of the eggs.
Our Organic veg come from the Beechlawn organic farm in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The farm includes 16,000 sq ft of protected cropping (polytunnels).
Their farm produce and source organic produce from all over Ireland and Europe, trying wherever possible to reduce the carbon footprint of the food.
It is much more environmentally friendly to produce vegetables organically than from chemical farming methods. The extra needs of organic farming, such as providing vegetables with natural feeds and using nets to protect vegetables from insects and birds, is a small sacrifice compared to the long term damage to insects, birds, animals, soil fertility and the climate that chemical farming inflicts. By selling our produce locally the vegetables don't cause unnecessary food miles. For example, a truck bringing cabbage from Spain consumes more transport fuels, thus causing more greenhouse gas and pollution emissions than vegetables sold within a short distance of where they were grown.
Selling local produce to local people helps the local economy by keeping jobs and money in the area.
|
|
