Derrybeg Farm

#Derrybeg farm has an opening for a Ground Worker in #Celbridge. Do you enjoy: ✅ working outdoors? ✅ a flexible work life? ✅ farming or gardening? This CE position is for 19.5 hours per week. For more info: jobsireland.ie/en-US/job-Det… #kildarejobs

Autumnal vibes in #Derrybeg at this Saturday's harvest. Perfect weather for tea and chats with fellow members ☕☕ #hygge #autumn #kildarecoco

#Derrybeg Farm recently installed bat boxes thanks to support from @KildareCoCo to provide habitat to some of Ireland's bat species. Volunteers helped install the GLAS-scheme compliant boxes. While Batman simply sent his regards, Robin came by in person to offer support🤣

Derrybeg were delighted to welcome visitors from Malawi and Zambia to share experiences and ideas around farming in our respective countries. Lots of interesting chats and laughs 🤝 The rhythms of planting and harvesting unite us all 🌍 @MaynoothUni @KildareCoCo

Derrybeg's @HeritageWeek walk and talk took place on Saturday around the theme of 'exploring our foundations'🍀 The tour concluded with a nice cuppa and snacks in our newly refurbished portacabin ☕️🍰🍪 @KildareCoCo #SustainableFarming

#Derrybeg is hosting a books/tools swap for members at harvest pick-up this Saturday August 23rd 📚 💥books on nature, gardening, cooking, organic growing 💥garden hand tools 💥kitchen hand tools Bring them along to share or swap ♻♻♻ #circulareconomy #community

💥Derrybeg's portacabin is now officially open💥 Thanks to Councillor @DavidTrost23173 and Michael Coleman who cut the ribbon, and the support of @KildareCoCo and @intel. The portacabin brings a small office for our farmer and a cosy space for meetings🤝 #community #csa

💧💧💧 #Derrybeg's #solarpower rainwater irrigation system has been keeping our thirsty tomatoes hydrated this season: 👉Guttering system to collect rainwater 👉5 tanks 👉Solar panel to power pump 👉Dripper pipes Thanks to @KildareCoCo for supporting this #sustainable system

Cool as a cucumber in the hot, hot polytunnel 😎 Farmer Ash braved the heat to harvest #Derrybeg's bumper cucumber crop 🥒🥒🥒 Can't wait for Saturday!! #organic #heatwave #sustainablefarming @KildareCoCo

📢Big shout out to the leaf cutter bees at #Derrybeg Farm 🐝 These solitary are fantastic #pollinators for the farm. The females are lining the nesting tubes with green leaf edges before laying 5-10 eggs per tube. @KildareCoCo #SustainabilityInAction #farming

As the season gets into full swing, #Derrybeg's summer veg are making great progress. See our cucumbers filling out the polytunnel and our leafy lettuce begging to be made into a delicious salad 🥒🥬😋 #kildarecountycouncil #organic #csa #farmtofork

🔔Update on the recent bee swarm rescue at #derrybeg. Beekeepers Tina and Paul are taking excellent care of the bees and they're thriving in their new home 🐝🐝🐝🎉 #sustainable #bees

🐝🐝🐝When bees swarm at the farm, who ya gonna call📞? Paul, Tina, and Peter at North Kildare Beekeepers' Association, that's who! Thanks to their work last weekend, 1000s of native Irish bees are now being cared for by these fantastic beekeepers 🐝💪👏 #bees #Sustainable

#Derrybeg's farmer, Aisling, along with @KildareCoCo Heritage Officer, Dara, and biodiversity enthusiast, Morietti enjoyed the evening sunshine 🌞at last week's Biodiversity Walk n' Talk 🦋🌱🐝

May 20th marked #worldbeeday and #Derrybeg celebrated by launching three brand new beeboxes 🐝🐝🐝with the support of @KildareCoCo community grant scheme. The new boxes are perfect for lots more egg laying. #savethebees🐝 #pollinators #sustainable #celbridge

Thanks to @kildarecountycouncil, #Derrybeg has installed ten additional bird boxes to support our feathered friends during #nesting season. The boxes face north-east and vary in entrance size. Together 💪we can give #biodiversity a nesting chance 🐣🐣🐣 #sustainable #celbridge

Thanks to all the #volunteers who helped out at last weekend's workday at #derrybeg 👏👏👏 ✅Digging ✅Raking ✅Tidying ✅Watering ✅Chats and laughs in glorious 🌞🌞

Sticking to science 🧪👩‍🔬 #derrybeg's farmer, with help from volunteers👏, has carefully measured out plot 6 and created evenly spaced mounds of @EnrichEnviro #organic compost. These will be dug into the soil creating an optimum environment for this season's squash.🥭🥭😋

📣Derrybeg Farm Walk & Talk for #biodiversityweek2025 📆 May 22nd 🕖 6pm -7pm With the support of @kildarecoco, attendees will get to see and hear about the farm, bee area, bird boxes, and more.🐝🐞 🦋🌱🌳 Email to book: ✉[email protected] Limited places.

Here's a sneak peak at this season's broadbean plants 🌱🌱Grown from seed in our new polytunnel and planted out with help from volunteers🤝 They are thriving under cover ... just don't tell the wood pigeons 🤫🤐 #sustainable #derrybeg #kildarecountycouncil #notallwoodpigeons