Ballyvourney permaculture talk poster 14th May 2026

Sustainability talks and events May 2026

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I’m looking forward to attend these two sustainability themed events in county Cork this May: 14th May Ballyvourney Permaculture Talk On Thursday the 14th of May at 8pm I will participate at the “Cainteanna an Earraigh” (spring talks) of the Acadamh Fódhla Talamhaíochta group in the Muskerry Gaeltacht. Access for the talk as at the rear of the building. For access questions please contact the building at: 02645366 I’ll be sharing the platform with my colleague Donal O’Leary from Waste Down: https://wastedown.com/ During the talk I will give a general introduction to permaculture and its application in the Irish context, and there will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Presentation will be bilingual in Irish and English with projector slides in English. This series of talks is happening at the “Campas Íosagain” in Ballyvourvey. Finally the impressive old Coláiste Íosagáin building which was unused for decades is being Continue Permaculture Story

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Natural Orchard Care at Duhallow Social Farming

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A couple of weeks ago I was delighted to join up with Duhallow Social Farming in Newmarket in North Cork to give a demonstration and talk on natural orchard care. On the 24th of March I joined up with about a dozen local apple tree enthusiasts at the Duhallow Social Farming headquarters based at IRD Duhallow. Participants included farmers, retired farmers and gardeners all keen to get answers and ideas for how to best look after their precious apple trees. We were joined by Ellie Donovan and the Duhallow Social Farming team who organised and facilitated the event. The workshop took place in the Duhallow Social Farming orchard and in one of the spacious polytunnels on site, which are conveniently located beside each other. Why do we prune fruit trees? After the introductions I asked my usual opening question: “Why is that most trees know how to grow without training Continue Permaculture Story

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Orchard Pruning Workshops Feb 2026

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Firstly, On Feb 21st we will have the regular winter pruning workshop with a focus on the formative pruning of young trees.
Then a week later on 28th Feb 2026 we will have a winter pruning workshop focusing on the restoration of mature and older neglected trees, which involves additional skills, considerations and concepts.
Both workshops will cover all the basics in orchard care, but each with special focus areas.
There will be plenty repetition of key points between the two courses, which would be highly beneficial to anyone seriously considering mastering their own orchard care.

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Paul Lynch Permaculture Podcast Interview

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In October 2024 I did my first interview with Cormac Harkin on the Permaculture Vine Podcast. Its all about my permaculture journey including my life and work story, professional insights, business challenges and how politics and permaculture relate to each other. Permaculture Vine Podacast Interview Cormac and I go through alot of topics in a short time. This is Cormac’s video description in youtube: Paul has combined his interests in nature and design to offer a permaculture design, drone mapping, and orchard care service from his home in Ireland since 2016. With a formal educational and professional background in engineering and design, he brings these skills into his design service. His home also functions as a testing ground for various permaculture methods and ideas, including vegetable growing, rainwater harvesting, stream water abstraction and filtration, drone mapping, fruit tree grafting for nursery establishment, grafting to mature trees, plant propagation from cuttings, Continue Permaculture Story

Winter snow Garden

Thank you 2025 and hello 2026 – when permaculture dreams come true!

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There is always something that can be done in permaculture, and it has been tempting to just make use of the good dry weather to get ahead with all the winter jobs calling out for attention. There is a risk of never taking a break to reflect – especially if your work involves orchard care it can be tempting to just drive on if dry weather presents itself! I’ve come to respect the deep winter natural pausing time however and I’m happy that the holiday time in mainstream society still largely reflects this. I find that even a couple of days spent looking back over the year and meditating on what I’d like to manifest in my world is very worthwhile.   On the professional front I remember wishing to take a bigger step into my teaching vocation this year, which really manifested in ways that I could not expect Continue Permaculture Story

Flood and Drought Resilience Event

Making Your Horticulture Enterprise Drought and Flood Resistant – Free Webinar!

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I’m delighted to present at a Lantra Wales “Farming Connect” webinar titled: “Making Your Horticulture Enterprise Drought and Flood Resistant”. The event is free of charge courtesy of Lantra Wales. The event will take place at 12.30pm on Tuesday the 16th April 2025. I’m looking forward to maintain and grow my Wales Permaculture Connection and to listen and learn from the other presenters. Event listing and how to book: https://wales.business-events.org.uk/en/events/making-your-horticulture-enterprise-drought-and-flood-resistant Flood and drought Resilience Webinar Details This is the event description on the Business Wales Event Finder: “In a time of accelerating climate change, this webinar aims to address the vital techniques we might use to make our farms resilient in the face of both flood and drought. We aim to move beyond the paradigm which frames water management as a problem, to one which recognises water management as an opportunity; we will discuss ways of using living systems and Continue Permaculture Story

Energy Resilience Workshop March 10th 2025

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Energy resilience workshop I am delighted to give a talk and workshop on the topic of energy resilience on the 10th March 2025 in Ballingeary Co. Cork. Energy workshop topics This workshop is complimentary courtesy of Comharchumann Forbartha Mhúscraí Teoranta, which is a community development co-operative operating in the interest of the Muscraí Gaeltacht area in Co Cork. More info here: https://muscrai.org/ Energy resilience workshop details The workshop will commence at 7.30pm at the Gteic co-working office hub in Ballingeary, Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland. Workshop Venue: Páirc Ghnó Bhéal Átha an GhaorthaidhCo. ChorcaíP12 PX22 Energy workshop poster Irish Language Sustainability and Resilience Wisdom The workshop will be bilingual, in Irish and English. Most of the verbal presentation will be in Irish with most of the visual presentation in English. This way we aim to cater to users of both official languages and foster an environment where Irish can be learned Continue Permaculture Story

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Snow is Nice for Off-Grid Winter Jobs

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It’s deep winter in Ireland and the countryside is covered with a blanket of snow. In the winter months freezing weather isn’t uncommon in Ireland but it is usually accompanied with dry weather and clear skies and disruption is therefore usually minimal. Cold weather with snow and ice however is a relatively rare phenomenon in Ireland and may occur for brief spells only once or twice a year in the low lying parts of the country, if at all. I’ve had a nice winter break visiting family and friends and have had time reflecting on the year gone by and intentions for the year to come. So it’s time to get busy again! Hawthorn Wine Besides general everyday cleaning and tidying I had a job hanging over from last year – straining out the batch of Hawthorn wine I set brewing last year. I don’t brew much these days except Continue Permaculture Story

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Wales Permaculture Festival 2024

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This year I taught a permaculture design workshop at the Wales Permaculture Festival on the last weekend of September 2024. I’m making a habit of late September trips across to the UK, having attended the UK Permaculture Association Festival at Lambourne End just outside London in 2023. I had a great time there last year meeting wonderful people including Nim Robins of Cynefin Farm in Wales. This year Nim and her Wales Permaculture colleagues organised the festival and invited me to get involved. Last year I taught a swing dance class at the London festival, which was to be repeated this year, along with (more importantly?) a serious permaculture and keyline design workshop. I had a pretty crazy week leading up to the trip, with suspected food poisoning hampering my preparations and putting everything in jeopardy. During the week leading up to the trip I did some intermittent fasting which Continue Permaculture Story