Apple Farm (The)

Moorstown, Cahir, Co Tipperary.

Tipperary’s fertile pastures are ideal for apple orchards and at The Apple Farm in Cahir, owner Cornelius Traas knows that and has made the most of what nature provided for over 40 years. His orchards produce juicy, crisp apples that in turn give their bright, fresh flavours to the handmade and pressed apple juice that Cornelius produces here on the farm.

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Ballycross Apple Farm

Bridgetown, Co Wexford.

Ballycross Apple Farm is a family business; the von Engelbrechten’s have a long tradition of growing the finest quality apples. True artisan juices, there is no added sugar, water or preservatives, just great juices. Their juices can be purchased in Farmshops all over Ireland and are available in many of our restaurants and cafés, and are also available to taste and buy in the Farm Shop and Café here, in season.

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Coolanowle Country House & Organic Farm

Coolanowle, Ballickmoyler, Carlow.

Coolanowle Country House and Organic Farm is a haven of tranquility with 3 acres of beautiful beech wood gardens and 18th century flax ponds, not to mention our working Organic Farm. James and Bernadine Mulhall have created a wonderful country retreat in James' beautiful family home on the Carlow Laois border. Beauty and Body Treatments also available for a pampering break away from it all.

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Kates Farm Shop

McQuillans Cross, Clonard, Co Wexford.

Farm shops are becoming exceedingly popular and if anyone out there wants to know how it’s done properly, look no further than Kate’s Farm shop just outside Wexford town. The brainchild of Kate O’Mahony and her husband Ollie – this shop is packed with just about every locally grown and made goodie from the Wexford region, and then some.

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Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese and Farm Shop

Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny.

Helen Finnegan is somewhat of a new wave Irish cheesemaker, having only been making this wonderful range of cheeses since 2004. That hasn’t stopped her winning awards though, 15 in fact over the past two years! And alongside making her own magnificent Knockdrinna Gold, Meadow and Snow cheeses, she has also taken on the making of Lavistown, a well-established Caerphilly style cheese.

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Morrin O'Rourke Farm Foods

Belgard, Kilcock, Co Kildare

Co Kildare’s rolling countryside is home to the Morrin O’Rourke family’s 23-acre organic farm. Here they produce their organic beef and lamb that goes into their high quality organic pies. Their herds are reared according to the ethos that organic farming is a way of life, not just a means to an end, and in harmony with nature and seasons for a better quality of life. A commitment to the Slow Food way of eating and living is also reflected here and care and devotion to the end product always shines through in taste and texture, and we know you’ll agree when you eat one of these pies.

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Silver Hill Foods Farm Shop

Silver Hill, Emyvale, Co Monaghan.

If you’ve ever tasted Silver Hill Foods wonderful and unique Peking Duck, you’ll know that they deserve every accolade they receive. These ducks are fed on a natural diet, without any additives, then air chilled without any added water. The result is meat that’s succulent, tender and full of flavour.

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Village Greengrocer & Food Hall (The)

Castlemartyr, Co Cork.

Castlemartyr Village in Co Cork has a gem of a shop in the form of this local greengrocer’s. The word greengrocer conjures up an image of yesteryear – and its wonderful to find a place that concentrates on the old fashioned way of sourcing and supplying vegetables to its customers. These days though, Sean and Dorothy Walsh's shop provides so much more...

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