If you're interested in joining a West Cork Food Producers' Group/Co-op, please get in touch soon.
We're hoping to run a pilot project this summer to test the viability of growing tomatoes commercially. We've found a commercial kitchen so we can try out recipes/methods. . They'd be marketed locally in returnable jars. Chopped, organic/non- organic, with/without basil/onion/ peppers.. .
You don't need to commit to anything at this stage, but we need to get started so we can plan for next year.. Tomatoes is the first project, but we can expand into other locally-grown foods, if there's interest..
If all goes well, there will be an outlet for surplus food from your tunnels/garden - but also the opportunity for people to plan a small business around growing good food locally..
An application will be going in soon to WCCP to help fund the pilot project..
Perhaps you know of people who don't get these emails but who might still be interested - please let them know?
Tim Rowe
(p.s. I'm not giving up the bees - not at all! In fact, I'm expanding into queen-rearing. But I need to diversify a bit, too..)
