We have since put tremendous effort into restoring the land and creating/protecting habitats on the farm. Cloontabonnive agroforest is located about 1.5 km outside Connolly village in County Clare. To us, the most important thing is to live in harmony with Mother Earth and respect nature as the life giving force. In 2013, 5 acres was planted under the native woodland scheme with a variety of trees
including alder, birch, oak, hazel, whitethorn, blackthorn, to name a few. We are still planting many more trees to create a network of hedgerows, woodland areas and nature corridors throughout the farm. Flowering and fruiting trees such as apple, wild cheery and more have been incorporated into the agroforestry system as well. A believer in the importance of diversity on farms, we currently keep a small herd of Aubrac Galloway x Wagyu cattle, a few sheep and a variety of poultry. Most of the animal produce is for the house. As different animals have different grazing patterns, the variety of animals play an important role in managing the grassland and grazing the agroforestry. Ragna also offers courses in needle felting, peg loom weaving and sheepwool preparation.
