Vote Yes For Faster Drying Turf!

Its a great system where u can hop on a plane land in Berlin and buy a bag of Tayto, no visa needed, no exchange rate etc.

What is the Lisbon Treaty? Basically a big spring cleaning/tidying up of all the legal treaties that have been drafted before, it will make the running of the EU institutions easier & more efficient. Nothing to do with the scare tactics on the Yes or the No side, it will not make you fatter or thinner, it will not make your hair grow back or fall out, it will not make the turf dry faster in the bog..................

All it will do will streamline the EU institutions and make them more efficient, but that's far too boring to stick on a poster, and possibly far too boring to get people out to vote. But if you can get out and vote and vote yes for faster drying turf.

Baby Piglet Fights for Survival

This poor fella got into a spot of bother last night and was away from the heat of his mother, when I spotted him this morning he was cold to touch and lifeless, but hopefully with some tlc he will make it. Watch this space.......

Think would they have room for the friendly farmer?

A new Group to promote Irish food to Irish consumers has been launched http://www.loveirishfood.ie/. Based mainly around the larger brands, its a good idea. However it would be a brilliant idea if it led to the farmers receiving a fairer price for the raw materials that go towards the making of Irish products. But as the saying goes every little helps............................

While you were Sleeping

These 9 little hero's were born @ midnight last night, and were only minutes old when this was taken, hope fully they will get the rest of the night well.

The Sawdoctors Make it big in Switzerland!

Picture the scene, a 100 head wedding - 65 French speaking Europeans and 35 Irish with varying degrees of French, set in a chateaux with a back drop on to lake Geneva in beautiful Switzerland,. A lovely slow paced day laced with romance, fine wine and the finest of food. The Swiss DJ plays the first dance, a lovely romantic number, danced gracefully by the bridal party then he clicks next on his laptop and this happens.............

The Revolution is Gathering Pace

Derek and Brendan Allen of Castlemine Farm yesterday opened their farm shop for the first time, based just outside Roscommon town (4 miles out the Sligo Road), they follow the exact same ethos as we do here at the friendly farm. Its great to see farm shops like this starting to slowly pop up around the country side, and hopefully it will lead to a network of such producers, which will give the consumer plenty of options to source genuine local farm reared food.

They lads will feature on Higher Ground the RTE TV series on start up rural enterprises hosted by rural mentors Peter Young and Paul McCarthy.

An Friendly Farmer ar an Telifis

Last Thursday at the Spiddal Market tg4 dropped in and I got a chance to put my 'fluent' Gaeilge to use. After many hours in hair and makeup, and severe prompting, something 'as gaelige' came out of my mouth. Could someone please tell me what I said!?

This is a bit messy to get at, but:
go to http://www.tg4.tv/
click Cúrsaí Reatha - Cartlann
then click Nuacht TG4 - 30/7/09
scroll in 8 minutes and watch in wonderment.