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Spring is in the air, and it's time to start thinking about preparing the garden for the growing season ahead. You can give your plants the best start by providing them with some home-made compost.

Nolan collaborated with groups and organisations throughout Mayo such as Outwest, Artsquad Mayo, Mayo Rollers, and HEARTH, among many others, to curate one of the largest exhibitions the Linenhall has had the privilege to host, displaying outstanding pieces from one of Ireland’s most prestigious art collections, that of the The Arts Council.

Homemade compost is a magical resource for your garden and will have your plants thriving, whilst also helping to keep your waste costs down. According to StopFoodWaste.ie, “composting is the natural process of decomposition that turns organic materials like garden waste and vegetable food scraps into a dark, crumbly and earthy smelling material”.

Hemp plants are extremely effective at cleansing soil and absorbing impurities.

Bord na Móna has been busy welcoming back winter visitors to its peatlands across the Midlands region - Sean Doyle, a member of the Ecology Team finding evidence of the Common Crane at a new site in the River Shannon floodplain.

Hemp plants are extremely effective at cleansing soil and absorbing impurities.

The Climate Action Plan 2021 announced by the Irish Government outlines a range of industry specific emissions reduction targets for each sector of the economy.

Thoughts really are now starting to turn to next year’s growing and if you are planning to cover down your beds for the winter (which will keep the worst of the bad weather off them, suppress weeds and prevent the rain from leaching nutrients from the soil), you need to get working on it.

Hemp plants are extremely effective at cleansing soil and absorbing impurities.

Local Green Party Councillors, Louise Heavin and Hazel Smyth, have welcomed the announcement of funding for local and community peatlands projects, totalling €14,950.