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Learn the important tools to avoid food waste in your business with a one-day online Masterclass with Blathnaid Bergin of The Business of Food. Taking place on Friday September 16th, this in-depth masterclass will give you the opportunity to examine how to avoid as much food waste as possible, that food waste is not inevitable, […]

NOTS are delighted to be partnering with Whole Health Agriculture to provide their Online Foundation Course in Progressive Farm Homeopathy again in 2025. This is a self-paced, distance learning course with live support sessions. You can start at any time to suit you. NOTS are providing funding rate to reduce the cost for Irish farmers […]

For the first time in Ireland, NOTS are delighted to provide funding for a course in learning to use Obsalim on your farm. Taking place in Cork across two days in July and August (and a final day later in the year), this course is run by UK-based experts Tony Pinkus and Edward De Beukelaer […]

NOTS are delighted to be facilitating a 5-day introductory course in Syntropic Agroforestry from July 20th – 24th, 2022 Led by Felipe Amato, a former student of Ernst Götsch, this course is 5 full days of morning theory and afternoon practice course at Hazel and Davi’s Wicklow Farm. NOTS are providing 40% funding for the […]

Learn new perspectives and possibilities for Farm-Scale Composting with this 2-day in person course with internationally-renowned composting expert Bruno Follador. Taking place on a working farm close to Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Bruno will teach you to develop dynamic ways of seeing and working with farm-scale composting. This is a high-demand course with just 25 places […]

Learn what’s involved in converting to organic farming with this 25-hour / 2-weekend course in Organic Production Principles. Taught by Mary Lynch, the practical organic course is QQI Level 5 certified, and is accepted to gain access onto the Organic Farming Scheme. The course is one of the first since 2019 to take place in […]

Please note – this course is now SOLD OUT. We will be organising more OPP courses in the near future. Learn what’s involved in converting to organic farming with this 25-hour / 2-weekend course in Organic Production Principles. Taught by Andrew Chilton, the practical organic course is QQI Level 5 certified, and is accepted to […]

Online course with 3LM / The Savory Institute 8 X Tuesdays, from 1st November to 20th December 2022 6:30pm to 9:00pm each Tuesday evening for 8 weeks Cost: €230 for NOTS participants NOTE: Funding for this course is only open to participants in Ireland who have previously completed the 3LM Holistic Management Fundamentals course (either […]

NOTS are delighted to be bringing back our series of farm walks in the areas of organic and biological agriculture throughout summer 2022. Aimed at looking at alternatives to high-input agriculture, the walks will showcase innovation on Irish farms and explain how farmers, by focusing on soil health, are achieving comparable yields to conventional agriculture […]

Learn what’s involved in converting to organic farming with this 25-hour / 2-weekend course in Organic Production Principles. Taught by Andrew Chilton, the practical organic course is QQI Level 5 certified, and is accepted to gain access onto the Organic Farming Scheme. The course is one of the first since 2019 to take place in […]