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S2 E13 - Agroforestry insights: Boosting tillage and horticulture production and resilience
In our final episode of Season 2, we’ve invited Imogen Rabone, Ben Raskin and Jack Browne to share their insights across boosting tillage, horticulture production and resilience including how to plan agroforestry layouts on a farm and how to diversify and create a range of habitats on your land to encourage soil and ecosystem biodiversity.
Episode host:
Ray Ó Foghlú
Episode guests:
Imogen Rabone
Ben Raskin
Jack Browne
Resources:
Trees on the land
Soil Association
Ben Raskin
Organic Matter - Season 2 - Experimenting with min till and agroforestry with Jack Browne
Irish Farmers Journal - Ep. 728 - Organic tillage, agroforestry and anaerobic digestion
Farm Forest Episode 12 - Jack Browne Co.Carlow
Helen Browning's Organic
Book: Silvohorticulture
Book: The Woodchip Handbook
The Agroforestry Show
Agroforestry UK Facebook Group
The Irish Times - The tree whisperer who has helped plant a million native trees across Ireland
Agricology - Andy Dibben
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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S2 E12 - Trees and socio-cultural influence: Recognising the value of natural capita
In this episode we explore the science of assessing the good things that forests do for us with PhD student Kathleen Conroy. Kathleen tells us about developing a tool to measure the benefits of forests for people. We'll talk about those benefits and a future where they may lead to financial support for farmers and landowners whose farms support nature.
Episode host:
Catherine Cleary
Episode guest:
Kathleen Conroy
Resources:
For-es
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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S2 E11 - The effect of trees and green space on our health and wellbeing
In this episode we explore the links between our health and how we feel around trees with psychologist Dr. Eoin Galavan and GP Dr. Sean Owens who starts by telling us about an amazing elm tree he discovered near his clinic.
Episode host:
Catherine Cleary
Episode guests:
Dr. Eoin Galavan
Dr. Sean Owens
Resources:
Irish Doctors for the Environment
Climate and Health Alliance
Book: At Work in the Ruins
Talamh Beo
Gould Farm USA
View through a window may influence recovery from surgery
Joanna Macy
Back garden treasures
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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S2 E10 - Trees on farms: Improving soil and productivity
In this episode we explore the crucial nature of the health of our soil with Dr. Aga Soil Scientist and farmer Liam O'Connor tells us about his journey from engineering to forestry.
Episode host:
Catherine Cleary
Episode guests:
Dr. Aga Soil Scientist
Liam O'Connor
Resources:
Kerry Die
Ocean FM - Hidden Worlds
Conker Nature Magazine - Vol XX
Well and Good - What To Avoid in Potting Mix if You Don’t Want Your Houseplants To Die, According to a Soil Scientist
Agri Insider - Innovators' Year: Gleann Buí Farm Episode 3: Digging for Answers
British Society of Soil Science - Can soil moisture deficit be used to forecast when soils are at high risk of damage owing to grazing animals?
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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S2 E9 - Protecting Ireland's waterways: The power of trees as a 21st century environmental tool
In this episode we hear from Paul O’Callaghan and Mike O’Connor about the impact of farming and climate change on our water systems, catchment science, how agroforestry could provide solutions to improve water quality and drainage and how trees can benefit the ecosystem in and around our water bodies.
Episode host:
Ray Ó Foghlú
Episode guests:
Paul O’Callaghan
Mike O’Connor
Resources:
Local Authority Waters Programme
Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments - Booklet of Measures
Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments EIP DEMO Farms
The battle for phosphorus is intensifying - University of Southern Denmark
Catchments IE
LA Waters - Citizen Science
LA Waters - Citizen Science Stream Index
Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership
ACRES Ireland
Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
Welcome to Conversation Beneath The Trees, a podcast bringing together scientists, farmers and innovators from all across Ireland to share their ideas and experiences of farming with trees.
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú. Production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod. Project lead - Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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