The growing process is sped up significantly when saplings are grown in a tunnel. In the case of alder and willow the saplings will be ready to be planted after one season of growing in a tunnel versus two years if growing in an outside bed. Hometree’s first polytunnel produced 30 000 trees from seed in its first year.
Read MoreWe are looking for Administrative and Financial Officer - application closes April 9. Reporting to the CEO, the following is a brief description of the principal duties that the Administrative and Financial Officer will be required to carry out on an initial basis.
Read MoreIn 2022 we grew Hawthorn, Alder, Scots Pine and Birch from seed in the poly-tunnel using an organic, no dig approach. In the last month these trees have been pulled and are ready to be planted on Hometree projects or sold.
Read MoreLast year we were honoured to have Fabian Bona as our volunteer for the whole season of autumn, one of the busiest times in the year for us. Fabian joined us as part of his internship for study program of International Forest Ecosystem Management at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany.
Read MoreThe purpose of the Autumn Experience Week, same as it was for the Spring Experience Week, was to find a way to bring people into the fold of Hometree in a physical way, to get hands on experience but also have time with the staff and each other. It has been said we know exactly what we need to do to protect the environment, but for some reasons it is not happening.
Read MoreEarlier this Spring, March 14 - 21, Hometree hosted the Spring Volunteer Retreat Week. This week was a lovely example that showed the dedication of Irish people to engage and learn about the environment and how to protect and regenerate it. Volunteers and Hometree staff met on Monday morning; we had some time to get to know each other, learn about why we are all there and what we hoped to get out of the week.
Read MoreApril is the Earth Month, and for the past eight years we have invited people to connect with nature throughout the year, and we continue to do so every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at our Ennistymon headquarter site.
Read MoreLast September we broke ground on our new Headquarters facility at Ardnaculla, County Clare. The new facility partially replaces the old farm sheds that were there when we established ourselves here earlier this year. It features indoor space perfect for gathering to learn about trees while sheltering from the rain on one of our busy tree planting and maintenance days!
Read MoreIn August 2020, we made our first offer on the land in Ennistymon, and in May 2021 we got the 'keys'. It's sixteen and a half acres of agricultural land just outside Ennistymon in County Clare. From the peak of a hill in the middle of the land you can see the beach of Lahinch and the mouth of the River Inagh.
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