READ ALL ABOUT IT! ORGANIC WEEK PLACES AND PEOPLE... AND PESTICIDES.

A few other places you can find my stuff this Organic Week:

Here's on on that old favourite topic of mine, pesticides, on the organic supermarket website. I'm all fun and fluff me.

Here's an introductory how to start buying organic on the Glenisk page

And if you are a horticulturalist who'd like to teach, here's an interesting opening (pardon the pun!)

Don't forget there are things on all week for organic week: Below is some info on 2 upcomings in the south west this weekend....

Beal Organic Farm Asdee, near Listowel, Kerry. 17th September 2-6 PM 068 41137. This farm is run by the literally irrepressible Kate Carmody. Famous for getting supported from Bobby Kerr and Niall O Farrell on Dragon's Den last year, Beal organic cheese has gone from strength to strength since then. The farm itself is 66 acres, along with another 31 rented. “ We'll have a celebration of Irish organic food” Carmody tells me.

“ We've quite a diverse, mixed farm. Along with the cheese making on farm, we have 20 pigs, veg, dairy cows, hens, goats, geese, and guinea hens. There's a nice feel to the place. Last year was a very busy day – this year, we'll do a mini farmers' market and generally have a party, with cheese, wine, we're encouraging people to bring an organic picnic, and we'll have plenty of distractions for the kids.”

The farm itself is very pretty: “we have 2 orchards, a couple of ponds and there's a walk down to the beach through a wetland from the farm”. Last year about 400 visited Beal, “including my two pet Dragon's - hopefully we'll have them again this year” she hints. Kate assures me that “there's a marque in case it rains - it has been known to rain in Kerry”

Gortbrack organic farm at Ballyseedy near Tralee.17th September 12-4PM

087 9246968 or 066 7137042. A veritable biodiversity haven, Ian McGregor's 9 acre farm sits on top of a Kerry hill. “20 years ago, this was a very exposed bogland farm. We planted 5000 trees to begin with. Now, we have patches of various broadleaf woodlands, fruiting trees, ponds, the organic vegetables, polytunnel crops, and boglands.” The farm is very much orientated towards visitors, decked out as it is with holiday cabins.

Gortbrack also also work with schools and other educators on various environmental projects. While there are plenty of sheltered areas, with the woods and polytunnels, it might make sense to “Bring typical outdoor clothes in case it rains or in case we decide to go onto the bog” Ian tells me.

On the day, the tours will focus on the link between biodiversity and the food we eat, while on site lots of yummy organic food will be cooking for consumption.