Join us for the October 9th edition of Field Good Fridays - Peatland Restoration: Paludiculture
Join us for this environmental education day, free-of-charge and all are welcome!
We will learn about Paludiculture - farming on rewetted peatlands. A relatively modern agricultural concept with deep roots in traditional land based practices.
This approach offers a promising pathway for continued use of lowland peatland while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with drainage farming. Paludiculture has become a key focal point for agricultural innovation in Ireland, and offers promising possibilities for a sustainable future.
The day will begin with an informative classroom session, followed by plenty of hands-on work out on the land and in the bog at Common Knowledge.
We will tour the bog under the custodianship of Common Knowledge. Gain a better understanding of the current and future plans for restoration, and put into practice some of the paludiculture techniques in planting some trail crops in our exploratory pilot program..
We look forward to welcoming you to a day of community care and connection!
Guest facilitators:
Dan Connor:
Following a degree in Irish Archeology and a lifelong passion for working with plants and the outdoors, my work eventually took me to working with seed banks,community seed libraries and food sovereignty. Practically I facilitate workshops, write content and cultivate or work with plants and methods that tie people and non humans closer together - primarily through the act of sharing and saving seeds.
I am lucky enough to be involved and work alongside Talemh Beo and La Via Campesina, land based social movements, at both the policy, grassroots and practice based level.
Alannah Campion:
After a twenty year career in the film industry in Los Angeles I returned home to Ireland to commence what has become one of the most important chapters of my life so far. I have channelled my creativity, curiosity and love for social and ecological structures into land based practices. I currently reside in Wicklow where I not only practice the principles of permaculture but facilitate others both in group sessions and in private on how to start the journey in growing food, connecting with community and creating sustainable local networks. I also have a keen interest in experimenting and integrating multiple horticulture methods, like Paludiculture and syntropic farming that will help us adapt to the uncertain future.
I am also lucky enough to be involved with Talemh Beo and the ever expanding Queer Sheds Network.
What does a typical Field Good Friday look like?
9.45 - Meet in the Octagon Hall of the Common Knowledge Centre
10:00 - 13:00: Morning workshop incl classroom/land-based elements
13.00 - Break for lunch together (provided)
14:00 - 16:00: Morning workshop incl classroom/land-based elements
16:00: - Coffee, cake and reflections on the day together before heading home
What you need to bring
Comfortable and waterproof walking shoes/boots
Weather-appropriate clothing
A refillable water bottle
About Field Good Fridays
Field Good Fridays is a free, monthly environmental education programme at The Common Knowledge Centre in Kilfenora, Co. Clare. Set on our 50 acre regenerative site, it brings people together to restore ecosystems, build practical climate skills, and connect with community. Through a mix of classroom learning and hands-on projects outdoors, participants explore regenerative food growing, ecological restoration, and sustainable land care. Open to all backgrounds and experience levels, the programme has engaged over 600 people to date, with participants reporting increased confidence to take meaningful climate action in their own homes and communities.
Field Good Fridays is funded by the Airtricity Green Generations Fund, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht as part of the National Philanthropic Pilot scheme, and Patagonia.
