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In this episode, we are joined by Grant Estrade who, along with his wife, Kate Estrade, run Local Coolings Farm and Laughing Buddha Nursery. Grant shares his journey from urban life to livestock farming. He explains how he started with pigs and gradually diversified his farm to include layers, goats, and beef cattle. His strategic buying and selling in the commodity market allowed him to grow his herd from two to 24 cattle. He also emphasizes his commitment to environmental stewardship, using innovative composting methods and implementing wildlife conservation initiatives on his farm. The episode offers valuable insights intoregenerative farming practices and the challenges and rewards of livestock farming.

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The image of Ireland in most people’s minds—whether you’ve been there or not—is likely to be a landscape of lush green rolling hills and farmland. But when it comes to sustainability and biodiversity, how “green” is Ireland really?

Our guest this week is author and environmental campaigner Pádraic Fogarty. Pádraic is the author of the book Whittled Away: Ireland’s Vanishing Nature and the spokesperson for the Irish Wildlife Trust. We speak with Pádraic about what the divisive “turf wars” are all about, protection for farmers, fishing, and how we can make the most impact as concerned citizens.

Join us as we peek behind the curtain and attempt to separate appearance from reality around sustainability in Ireland.

Dyed Green is a project of Bog & Thunder, whose mission is to highlight the best of Irish food and culture, through food tours, events, and media. Find out more at www.bogandthunder.com.

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This is the final episode in our spring series, we will return with new In Your Nature Episodes in June. In this episode we chat about the wonder of Wildflowers. We welcome our second guest to In Your Nature in Dr Fiona MacGowan, a Botanist and professional Ecologist. We discuss wildflowers you are likely to spot in early spring, their importance for pollinating insects and we also chat about the humble hedgerow . 

Species of the week is the Mistle Thrush.

This Podcast is brought to you by BirdWatch Ireland, Laois and Offaly County Councils and the Keep Well Campaign, an initiative of the Government of Ireland with funding from the Healthy Ireland Fund and the Sláintecare Fund delivered by Pobal."

The In Your Nature Podcast is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly

In this podcast Rex Dufour, director of NCAT's Western Regional Office in Davis, California, talks with Omar Rodriguez, sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, about working with California farmers to establish hedgerows.

Hedgerows provide many benefits to farms in addition to adding beauty. They play an important role in pest management and help prevent erosion as well as create visual and dust barriers.

Omar and Rex also discuss preparing the ground for planting a hedgerow and what kinds of plants are commonly used.

ATTRA publications:

A Pictorial Guide to Hedgerow Plants for Beneficial Insects

Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts and Resources

Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems

Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control

Other Resources

Beneficial Insect Habitat Assessment Form and Guide

Hedgerows and Farmscaping for California Agriculture

Farming with Native Beneficial Insects

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