Events

  • Dates for Feeding Ourselves Gathering 2026

    26th to the 29th of March WeCreate Centre, Cloughjordan We’re delighted to share the dates for the annual Community of Practice gathering bringing together growers, organisers, researchers, policymakers and community food advocates. As in previous years, the Gathering will unfold over four themed days, each with its own focus. Whether […]

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  • Webinar Report: Community Wealth Building and Strengthening Local Food Economies

    Report from the Community Wealth Building Webinar – 2nd December 2025 1. Introduction and Project Context This report captures the key insights and discussions from the on-line event held on the 2nd December 2025 which featured presentations from Julian Boys (CLES), Sean McCabe (Boh’s), and Caroline Whyte (Feasta), along with […]

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  • Where now for digital farmers markets? 

    Unpacking the role Digital Farmers Markets can play for building resilient local food economies.  January 19th 2026 15.00-16.30 Location: Online (zoom)  Free to attend – booking essential – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nt96D4sjRcKUR9n3nJcaFQ  This webinar explores the potential of digital platforms to transform local food systems. We will examine the opportunities and constraints of […]

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  • Cabbages, Co-Ops and Decolonisation – Feeding Ourselves Hits the City

    The Feeding Ourselves Local Food Symposium, held on 30 October in Regent’s House, Trinity, marked a major milestone in the Strengthening Local Food Economies in Ireland project — a two-year collaboration between Talamh Beo, Cultivate, and Feasta, supported by the Irish Environmental Network and in and delivered with over a […]

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  • Feeding Ourselves Local Food Symposium, Dublin

    Feeding Ourselves Local Food Symposium, Dublin

    Thursday 30th October I 13.30 – 17.30 I Regent House, Trinity College Dublin How can we better support local food producers and nourish communities through stronger local food economies in Ireland?

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  • Feeding Ourselves Newsletter January 2026

    The first Feeding Ourselves newsletter of the year is out. In the issue you’ll find: A lot of great work and collaboration is taking shape across the network. Have a…

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  • Join the Local Food Producer Database

    Resilient food systems in Ireland rely fundamentally on small farmers and growers, they are the backbone of resilient food systems, yet they remain largely unrecognised in Irish and EU policy. …

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  • Where now for digital farmers markets? 

    Unpacking the role Digital Farmers Markets can play for building resilient local food economies.  January 19th 2026 15.00-16.30 Location: Online (zoom)  Free to attend – booking essential – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nt96D4sjRcKUR9n3nJcaFQ  This…

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