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Grow It Yourself - June

Author: Michael Kelly

Could soil be the new Prozac? This is a question prompted by a recent research study, which found that treatment with a specific soil bacterium, Mycobacterium vaccae, can alleviate the symptoms of depression.
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The Eunice Power Column

Author: Eunice Power

We have the most delicious sweet crab in Co Waterford. I get my crab from Helvic, the pots go out traditionally on St Patricks day – which incidentally is a busy day on land and at sea as it is also the deadline for planting potatoes. We enjoy fresh crab from the end of March until the weather gets cold at the end of October.
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In Season - Radishes

Author: In Season

Although there are other edible members of the ancient radish family, Raphanus sativus - which includes white radish (daikon or mooli, used widely in Japan) and black radish - it is the jaunty little red globe that’s in season now that we all know and love, and that we are most likely to see on sale or harvest from our gardens this month.
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Beer of the Month - Belfast Lager

Author: Kristin Jensen

This series is all about Irish craft brews and, for June, our expert columnist and food blogger KRISTIN JENSEN introduces a Beer of the Month that’s made by one of Ireland’s longest running and most successful craft breweries - and in one of the country’s most scenic areas
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This Farming Life - June at Castlefarm

Author: Jenny Young

The Castlefarm garden is beginning to yield vegetables. Due to an especially busy spring calving this year sowing was delayed. However at last we are enjoying lettuce, courgettes and rocket. Cucumbers are appearing in the poytunnel as well as the first tomatoes.
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The Seafood Interview supported by BIM - James Kirwan

Author: Marilyn Bright

What makes the best of our young fishmongers stand out from the crowd? Marilyn Bright concludes her current series of interviews with some of Ireland’s best by talking to the winner of the inaugural Young Fishmonger of the Year, James Kirwan of East Coast Seafood in Naas, Co Kildare.
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Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for May - The Cornstore, Limerick & Cork

Author: Just Ask

“Quality Food Sourced Locally” has always been the mantra at Padraic Frawley’s Cornstore Restaurants in Cork and Limerick, and this innovative restaurateur cites "Sourcing local suppliers and producing fresh quality ingredients in-house” as key to the success of the two restaurants - and of the newer Cornstore At Home, in Limerick, which offers restaurant quality ready meals (‘take home dining’, made across the road in a dedicated kitchen at the Cornstore Restaurant) as well as an exciting collection of speciality foods.
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Cookery Feature - Eggs - Not Just for Breakfast!

Author: Georgina Campbell

Time was, before the advent of year-round everything in the food world, that eggs were associated with spring - and especially Easter, of course. Maybe something of that instinctive seasonality remains, as it still seems an ideal time to think about eggs.
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The Darina Allen Column

Author: Darina Allen

On the countdown to the second LitFest at Ballymaloe, Darina lets us in on some of the hot tickets - and also the free events to be enjoyed by all. The excitement is really mounting, it’s just a week to this year’s Lit Fest at Ballymaloe , 16th -18th May. We’re particularly delighted that Kerrygold has come on board as our festival sponsors so the event has been renamed Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine.
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This Farming Life - May at Castlefarm

Author: Jenny Young

It's May and things are relatively settled at Castlefarm. With calving over, breeding season begins. This means six weeks of intensive AI to ensure suitable calves for easy calving next year and a good blood line for our future dairy herd.
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