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The Muckers 6MAR21

The Muckers 6MAR21
t’s an ambitious project, to be sure, but one that makes
perfect sense.
For Huw O’Toole, it’s a long-held dream that, thanks to all this lockdown limbo – and his grain-store-turned-hot-desk-HQ Hub13 being putting on hold – he is finally putting together.
“The project is to lay a foundation for an agroforestry project,” explains Huw, “which is all about increased biodiversity and soil quality. It’s basically how farming the land used to be done, before we thought we could cheat nature.”
Situated just outside Newtownmountkennedy, the first part of the Tírmór jigsaw is now underway, with allotments of various sizes available for people to stick their flag in. And their carrots. And spuds. And those funny plants that look like nettles and sting like a butterfly.
“We’re looking to complete this whole development over the next five years,” says Huw. “Naturally, we want to do it right. And that means doing it naturally, step by step, piece by piece.
Darn tootin’. You can get involved by contacting Huw on [email protected] or 0878041636.