Future Oak Farm

16/10/2026

We're heading for Lisdoonvarna next weekend!

Will we see you there?😉

Join us on 24th October in Lisdoonvarna, as part of the Burrenbeo Trust Winterage Festival, for a special panel discussion exploring the roles of female farmers in caring for the environment and shaping more sustainable approaches to farming 🌱🐑

Chaired by Professor Maura Farrell of the University of Galway and featuring 3 fantastic female farmers from across the country, this event is not to be missed! 🤩

Taking place in the Burren Smokehouse Visitor Centre at 4pm, Saturday 24th October. Free event, but ticketed as spaces are limited 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/ny4piy7x5u

Thanks to our funders National Parks and Wildlife Service and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

23/08/2026

Brilliant weather today for our Farm Walk, part of the Living Farm Heritage project, coordinated by Talamh Beo and funded by the The Heritage Council through their Community Heritage Grant Scheme.
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Did you know that our adaptive grazing practices have a long history here in Ireland, stretching back more than a thousand years!😊🌱🐮🦌

16/08/2026

In conjunction with The Heritage Council and the good folk at Talamh Beo we’d love to invite you to a farm walk next Sunday!
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Come meet the herd, hear the story of our Glen and how our modern rotational practices have a history dating back more than 1,000 years on this island as an act of anti colonialism!
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Booking is essential and via the link in bio.
Bígí linn!

16/08/2026

Great to get the herd down off the mountain today and into the first of the stockpiled forage ahead of calving!
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Some brilliant help from neighbours and new friends, all rounded off with piping hot tea and a few tunes! What better way to spend a Sunday!😊
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30/07/2026

Is there anywhere better to farm than Donegal in this kind of weather?🌤️
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Out on the Wild Atlantic Edge of West Donegal this evening meeting an awesome herd of and a few thrown in for good measure!
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10/07/2026

This week captured the two sides of my work.
One day, I was speaking at the about food insecurity, community resilience and the work we’re leading through DLDC - Supporting our communities and the Donegal Food Response Network.

Tomorrow, I’ll be back on the farm, moving cattle through a regenerative grazing system.

They might seem like very different worlds, but I don’t see them that way.

One asks how we ensure everyone has access to healthy, dignified food. The other asks how we produce that food in a way that can withstand a changing climate, restore nature and remain economically viable for farmers.

As climate change accelerates and geopolitical instability continues to expose the fragility of global food systems, these conversations can no longer happen in isolation.

Food security doesn’t begin at emergency food supports. It begins with healthy soils, resilient farms, thriving rural communities and food systems designed to endure.

I’m grateful to work across both worlds, where ideas meet practice, and where policy is constantly tested against the realities of life on the farm.

The future of food will need both.

05/07/2026

All chill on the hill.
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The herd are very relaxed up on the hill, they look just right in these mountains. We pushed them up to higher ground this afternoon, closing the virtual fence behind them.
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We’re giving them greater scope on each move, enough grazing for a few days at a time.
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These are the first cattle to these mountains in at least a generation. We’re excited to see the changes their grazing and trample bring to this ecosystem.
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23/06/2026

🐄 Volunteer Cattle Drive – Saturday 27th June 🐄

One of our favourite days of the year.

We’ll be moving the herd on foot to fresh mountain grazing, sharing stories, learning a little about regenerative farming, and enjoying a few hours outdoors with good people.

No farming experience needed, just a pair of boots and a willingness to lend a hand.

If you’d like to join us, sign up now via the link in our bio. Spaces are limited.

19/06/2026

The newest members of the herd have wasted no time finding their favourite spot.

While the rest of us are looking for shade, they’re stretched out beneath the trees enjoying the cool woodland. Days like this are a good reminder that farming and nature don’t have to compete. When designed well, they can work together beautifully.

Growing soil. Growing food. Growing community. 🌳🐄

21/05/2026

A brilliant day speaking at Glenveagh National Park today on the journey from Future Oak Farm to the development of Charge!

Huge thanks to the team at for the invitation and for the incredible work they’re doing to restore native woodland ecosystems through careful management of grazing pressure from wild deer populations. It’s a powerful reminder that food systems, ecology and landscape restoration are deeply connected.

Events like these also showcase the incredible work being carried out by NGOs, community groups and grassroots projects across the country. It was inspiring to hear from and reconnect with people doing real, impactful work on the ground — including the good folk at and . There’s a growing movement of people proving that regeneration isn’t just possible, it’s already happening.

In many ways, it mirrors the work we’re trying to do at Future Oak Farm: rebuilding soil, biodiversity and resilient local food systems while exploring how modern food products can still remain rooted in ecology, place and community.

That’s exactly where Charge! came from.

A high-protein savoury snack made from 100% wild Irish venison, developed to bring real food into modern busy lives — while supporting woodland regeneration and rural enterprise here in Donegal and beyond.

Really grateful to everyone who came along, asked questions and shared conversations afterwards. It feels like these ideas are beginning to connect across farming, conservation and food in a really exciting way.

The future of food can be regenerative, local and convenient. Join us over at .ie and help us continue the conversation.