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Boosting your immunity

Hannah Dare February, 2023

Last winter, very few people came to Organico for cough and cold medicines or supplements. It was a really noticeable phenomenon. We were in the middle of a viral pandemic but the usual viral infections were nearly completely absent. We had virtually zero requests for flu medicines all winter, and […]

A winter slaw to brighten up your dinner table

Karen Austin February, 2023

We grew kohlrabi for the first time last year and I’m happy to report they are no problem at all to grow. These extraordinary purple, and sometimes green, knobbly turnip-like vegetables have a crown of upright leaves poking out around them and look very healthy, both to look at and […]

Bird song

WCP Staff February, 2023

Nicholas Mitchell explains why it’s not too early in the year to talk about bird song, normally associated with the dawn chorus. Our resident birds have already started to sing. We humans mark the beginning of spring with the celebration of St Brigid on the first day of February. St […]

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The Price sisters

Shane Daly February, 2023

The Price sisters are two of the most famous female republicans in Irish history. Dolours is the more well-known of the two because of inflammatory comments she made about Gerry Adams and the death of Jean McConville in interviews before her death. The focus this month however – in a […]

Wading birds in folklore

Eugene Daly February, 2023

Waders are, for the most part, birds of coastal mudflats, inlets and sandy beaches. Some frequent grassy meadows, remote uplands and boggy land. Many waders were eaten at one time, especially in times of hardship. Thousands of years of hunting have made them wary of man, so a close view […]

Science and the language of animals: life will never be the same

Kieran Doyle February, 2023

A few years ago, an inquisitive student asked me, if I could learn any language what would it be? Having an interest in history, I said Latin, in order to unlock the knowledge of the past. In turn, I asked her the same question and she said she would learn computer […]

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