7 Stories For Today - 12th May 2015

by John Willmott -
I'm going to do this to replace the previous Almost Daily Blog I was doing before we went off on the USA tour. If I have nothing to write up about for the day, and if I have time on a day, I will now write up a quick review and links to stories I have been following.

These will be mainly recent stories on

  • Food Forests
  • Forest Relaxation
  • Local Food Hubs
  • Permaculture
  • and some other interests

 P.S. The Rooster Posts have gone :-) 


1) Bathing In The Fae's Breath USA Tour 2015

Time to put this to bed now, I think.


Click to read our complete  Tour Diary here 


2) Yeats Country 

A lovely travel guide to around Lough Gill and other sites connected to W.B. Yeats as posted in the Irish Independent


Click here for the Irish Independent travel writer article


3) Relieve Stress With Forest Therapy

News report from on spending relaxing time in the forest by ABC News in the USA


Click here for the ABC News Report


4) County Sligo Cycling on Rented Bikes

A lovely Magnumlady Blog post on her day's experience of renting an electric bike from Drumcliffe and going on a bike ride around some scenic Co. Sligo.




5) Tree Based Farming Could Produce Abundant Benefits

In addition to mitigating the effects of climate change, forests can help alleviate hunger and provide a safety net for some of the world’s poorest people.


Click here for Eco Business Blog on Tree Food farming


6) Forest Foraging

Mary Berry, U.K. Bake Off star, reveals that she is a keen Forager


Click here for Telegraph article on Mary Berry and her foraging


7) More Foraging

This Co. Wicklow made gin is made from wild food found around Co. Wicklow, especially at and near Glendalough.



Click here for the Irish Examiner article on Glendalough Gin

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