Last weekend we were privileged to host the All Ireland Permaculture Gathering - or The Gathering as many refer to it - at Lough Mardal. In the lead-up we had found ourselves stumbling a bit when asked exactly what the Permaculture Gathering was. Well, it was a gathering for people who share a few simple principles which can be reduced down into two words; Caring and Sharing. Towards one another, towards the earth, towards the future. And it was demonstrated so beautifully at

The All Ireland Permaculture Gathering is...gathering... this coming weekend at Lough Mardal! We are very excited to be hosting it here and have already got to meet and know many like-minded and lovely people who are behind the scenes, so we look forward to meeting many more who come to participate at the weekend. First held in Co. Wicklow in 2011 between 200 & 300 people have attended the Gathering each year since. It is a weekend camp in a private location to support the de