Welcome to our new members, we hope you will be able to join us at our monthly meeting in Airfield on February 9th at 10.30. This month our talk is on Green Manure and we are lucky to have one of Airfield's own gardeners, Martina Dunne giving the talk. Martina has also offered to do a walk around of the estate to show us some of the green manures that they use.

Wishing all members of GIY Dundrum a very happy Christmas and all the best for 2019. The next meeting of our group will be on January 12th at 10.30 in Airfield House. More details in the new year.

At GIY Dundrum we are updating our mailing list. If you have not received an email from us about this please email: [email protected] to be added to the list.

We will not have a formal meeting in December but would be delighted if you would join us for tea/coffee in the main restaurant in Airfield House at 10.30 on December 8th.

Welcome to Siona, Jenny and Maria who have recently joined the GIY Dundrum Group. If any of you would like to receive our emails please contact [email protected].

Our next meeting is next Saturday (November 10th) at 10.30 in Airfield. Our speaker this week is Conor Bracken who is doing a PhD on soil and who will talk to us about the importance of our soil and how to main its health. This is a topic close to all gardeners' hearts so I hope that many of you will be free to attend and please bring any friends who may be interested too.

Remember that you can keep up to date with all our activities by following our Facebook page where Rosa is also providing links and information that will be of interest to everyone who grows their own vegetables.

Finally just to let you know that a new Community Garden is about to start in Fernhill Estate and you can find more info on https://twitter.com/dlrcc/status/1055792564618608640

Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Now that Autumn is upon us we are getting into the spirit by having a demonstration of apple pressing on October 13th in Airfield. Many thanks to Cian for giving up his time to do the demonstration.

If you are a Facebook user then we hope you will visit and like our Facebook page which has been set up with the help of Rosa Stephens. The page will help us to get information about our meetings out to a wider audience and we will use it to include information about gardening tips, events that might be of interest to members and our own monthly meetings.

Just to remind you that the next meeting of GIY Dundrum is on Saturday next, September 22nd. We will have a guided foraging walk in Airfield starting at 10.30. It is a wonderful opportunity to get a close look at the plants in the estate and to learn from their very knowledgeable guides. There is a €12 charge and I would be grateful if you could let me know if you will be attending so that we can tell Airfield how many to expect. Thanks to everyone who has been in touch about the walk, no need to email again.

Just to let you know that our next meeting will take place on September 22nd and will be a foraging walk in Airfield. This was a hugely popular event last year and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. The walk will begin in Airfield at 10.30, and there is a €10 per person charge, as Airfield provides a guide for us. Please email us if you wish to attend and let us know if you are bringing friends or family so that we can estimate numbers. Payment is made on the day.

If you are attending the Festival of Food in Airfield this Saturday or Sunday please look out for our poster and say hello to members of the organising committee who will be there at various times on Saturday.

If you are a Facebook user then we hope you will visit and like our new Facebook page which has been set up with the help of Rosa Stephens. The page will help us to get information about our meetings out to a wider audience and we will use it to include information about gardening tips, events that might be of interest to members and our own monthly meetings.