Drumanilra

13/04/2026

Our Kickstart Your Polytunnel Growing Year course begins tomorrow, and there are a last few places remaining.

Get your polytunnel set up for a strong growing season with our two-part practical course on 15 and 22 April.

Across two hands-on morning sessions, you’ll learn how to plan your growing year, choose the right crops and varieties, improve your nursery skills, and manage everything from sowing and bed prep to watering, pests and summer growing. Although the course is taught in the context of a no-dig garden, the skills are transferable to any organic indoor growing system.

Each session runs from 10.30am to 1.30pm and finishes with tea, coffee, an informal Q&A, and time to chat with fellow growers. The course is in two parts across the two days so you will need to attend both.

Book now at www.honestlykitchen.ie/events.

19/02/2026

Spring’s properly on the horizon now, which means one thing for us… it’s nearly go-time for another growing season in the polytunnels. 🌱

Head gardener Odhrán has drafted in some assistants this week, with Emily and Malachi in helping hands mode, getting stuck into bed prep and a good old tidy-up.

And if you’re planning to grow loads this year, don’t forget our workshops are coming up:

March 2026: An Introduction to No Dig Gardening Workshops
April 2026: Kickstart Your Polytunnel Growing Year

Find all the details on our website under events at www.honestlykitchen.ie or at the link in bio.

04/01/2026

Feeling very chilly out here on the farm today but doesn’t a smattering of frost and snow make everything look pretty!😍

19/12/2025

How about this for an unusual Christmas present for the keen gardener in your life?🪴🌱🥕

We’re running two hands-on growing workshops at Drumanilra Farm, taught by our organic grower and permaculture specialist, Odhran Crowe.

An Introduction to No-Dig Gardening is a beginner-friendly morning on our home farm where you’ll learn how we grow veg for Honestly. From turning grass into beds to seed starting, w**d management and crop care, it’s a practical, relaxed session.

Kickstart Your Polytunnel Growing Year is held over two mornings, covering layouts, sowing plans, nursery skills, propagation, composting, watering, pests and everything you need for a productive season.

See all the details on our website under events or click the link in our bio. 

christmaspresents🎁

23/11/2025

A whole slope of spruce has been cleared and you can feel the ecosystem shift immediately. Fast crops or not, they reshape everything around them.

Do you think Ireland should push harder for native woodland instead?

19/11/2025

Our new batch of hens are ready for good homes. They’re 25 weeks old and have just started laying, so you’ll get eggs straight away.

They’re a calm, steady breed and settle in quickly. If you’re interested, send us a message and we’ll talk you through everything you need to know. 🥚🐓

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12/08/2025

Curious about growing your own food the no-dig way? Join us at our very own Drumanilra Farm this August & September for a hands-on, beginner-friendly No Dig Workshop. You’ll learn everything from turning grass into veg beds, managing w**ds and pests, to starting seeds and taking care of crops. You’ll even help build a real bed for our market garden.

Led by Odhran Crowe, organic grower & permaculture expert, known for transforming his own Irish homestead using soil-first, no-dig methods.

Why join?
Odhran brings real-world experience and a down-to-earth teaching style that will leave you confident and inspired to start your own no-dig garden at home.

Workshops run from 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 20th August and Wednesday 3rd September. It’s €60 per person and includes a 15% voucher for lunch at our farm to fork restaurant, Honestly Farm Kitchen, in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Book online now—spaces are limited! See link in bio.

11/08/2025

Curious about growing your own food the no-dig way? Join us at our very own Drumanilra Farm this August & September for a hands-on, beginner-friendly No Dig Workshop. You’ll learn everything from turning grass into veg beds, managing w**ds and pests, to starting seeds and taking care of crops. You’ll even help build a real bed for our market garden.

Led by Odhran Crowe, organic grower & permaculture expert, known for transforming his own Irish homestead using soil-first, no-dig methods.

Why join?
Odhran brings real-world experience and a down-to-earth teaching style that will leave you confident and inspired to start your own no-dig garden at home.

Workshops run from 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 20th August and Wednesday 3rd September. It’s €60 per person and includes a 15% voucher for lunch at our farm to fork restaurant, Honestly Farm Kitchen, in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Book online now—spaces are limited!

https://honestlykitchen.ie/product/an-introduction-to-no-dig-gardening-at-drumanilra-farm/

Curious about growing your own food the no-dig way? Join us at Drumanilra Farm this August & September for a hands-on, beginner-friendly No Dig Workshop. You’ll learn everything from turning grass into veg beds, managing w**ds and pests, to starting seeds and taking care of crops. You'll even help...