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Harvest
Feast 2010 will emphasise all that is great about regional
food specialities, heritage, eco-tourism and the environment. This
year's Harvest Feast runs from 27th-29th August and around Drumshanbo
Co. Leitrim.
The
festival is organised by the Greenbox
, Leitrim
Organic Farmers ' Co-op ', the
Food Hub and the National
Organic Training Skillnets – all key organisations in
food and tourism in the north west.Supported by Failte
Ireland and Bord
Bia, the Harvest Feast features an impressive array of over
30 talks, walks and demonstrations.
According
to John Brennan of the Leitrim Organic Farmers' Co-op and Chair
of the Festival Committee: “This year there is a real focus
on the best of seasonal, local produce, on getting back to basics
with gardening and cooking, and on innovative ecotourism activities.”
Now
in its fourth year, festival favourites returning include: the excellent
40 stall regional food market, Tommy Early's organic farm biodiversity
walks and children's cookery classes.
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