Conversation Beneath The Trees – Details, episodes & analysis

In our ninth episode we'll hear all about Charlie Cole’s small family run farm - Broughgammon - outside Ballycastle, County Antrim. Charlie’s family have turned fifty acres into a thriving multigenerational business.

Find out more about Broughgammon Farm: www.broughgammon.com

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our eighth episode, Ray Ó Foghlú is in the host's chair and he's joined by Lindsay Whistance and Mick O’Sullivan who tell us all about the relationship between trees, nature and dairy farming.

Find out more about some of our featured guests’ work:

Lindsay Whistance - www.organicresearchcentre.com

This episode is hosted by Ray Ó Foghlú - www.hometree.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our seventh episode, we get to the bottom of regenerative farming, what it is and how farms can transition to a more regenerative model. Our experts are forester and farmer Rossa Gibbons, farmer Will Frazer and they're joined by Professor Jim McAdam.

Find out more about some of our featured guests’ work:

Will Frazer - www.growin.land

Professor Jim McAdam - www.jim-mcadam.net

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our sixth episode we do a “deep dive” into how Skibbereen farmer Alan Kingston is farming with trees and berries - there will be lots of berries, including one you may not have heard of before!

You can find Alan Kingston on his farm “Seamus’ Farm” in West Cork.

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our fifth episode, we travel through time to “farms of the future” to see what innovations are on the horizon. We're joined by Brendan Digney from tech start-up Machine Eye, entrepreneur Helen Keys from GrowIn and Professor Jim McAdam.

Find out more about our featured guests’ work:

Brendan Digney - www.machine-eye.com

Helen Keys - www.growin.land

Professor Jim McAdam - www.jim-mcadam.net

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our fourth episode, we invited a panel of guests to tell us all the latest happenings in the world of tree fodder, the research into it and its potential uses. We’re joined by farmers Michael Meharg and Keith Brennan, Dr Katerina Theodoridou from Queen’s University and Professor Jim McAdam.

Find out more about our featured guests’ work:

Michael Meharg - www.nffn.org.uk/steering-group-northern-ireland/

Keith Brennan - www.hawthornhillfarm.com

Dr. Katerina Theodoridou - pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/katerina-theodoridou

Professor Jim McAdam -  www.jim-mcadam.net

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our third episode, we explore what’s next for agroforestry and the development of new sustainable projects. We speak with founder and co-ordinator of the Trees on the Land project Imogen Rabone and beef farmer Clive Bright.

Find out more about our featured guests’ work:

Imogen Rabone - www.treesontheland.com

Clive Bright - www.rareruminare.com

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our second episode we're going to discuss what scientists are discovering and have already discovered about farming with trees. We're joined by experts in the field Professor Jim McAdam and Dr Ian Short.

Find out more about our featured guests’ work:

Dr. Ian Short - https://www.teagasc.ie/contact/staff-directory/s/ian-short/

Professor Jim McAdam - www.jim-mcadam.net

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In our first episode, we explore the history of agroforestry in Ireland. We speak with Professor Jim McAdam about his pioneering work in the 1980s, we hear from forestry inspector Eugene Curran about working with farmers and permaculture expert Donal Chambers tells us about the power of tapping into natural systems.

Find out more about our featured guests’ work:

Professor Jim McAdam- www.jim-mcadam.net

Eugene Curran - www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/

Donal Chambers - www.kinsalecampus.ie

This episode is hosted by Catherine Cleary - www.pocketforests.ie

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Welcome to Conversation Beneath The Trees, a podcast bringing together scientists, farmers and innovators from all around Ireland to share their ideas and experiences of farming with trees.

Hosted by Catherine Cleary (Pocket Forests) and Ray Ó Foghlú (Hometree).

This podcast has been produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum in association with GrowIn.  It is funded by the Woodland Support Scheme provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.