Ailbhe Gerrard
Farms Selling Direct to Consumer (Adding value - farm to consumer direct sales, short food chains)
Biography
Having grown up on the shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary. Ailbhe had a vision to reconnect agriculture to people. Having pursued a successful construction project management career, she gained an MSc. in Environment and Sustainable Development at University College London and MSc. Organic Agriculture at the Scottish Agricultural College. In 2010, she returned home to Tipperary and bought Brookfield Farm beside her home in Coolbawn, near Nenagh. Soon after, she began transforming the tillage farm into a biodiverse, sustainable farm with broadleaf forestry, crops, livestock, wildflowers and hives. To support her aims to reconnect consumers to farms and the cycle of agricultural life, Brookfield Farm Hiveshare and Hive Gifts launched in December 2014. The concept is a full cycle of raw Ir
Nuffield Study
Farms Selling Direct to Consumer (Adding value - farm to consumer direct sales, short food chains)
Having grown up on the shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary. Ailbhe had a vision to reconnect agriculture to people. Having pursued a successful construction project management career, she gained an MSc. in Environment and Sustainable Development at University College London and MSc. Organic Agriculture at the Scottish Agricultural College. In 2010, she returned home to Tipperary and bought Brookfield Farm beside her home in Coolbawn, near Nenagh. Soon after, she began transforming the tillage
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Quick Info
Year
2016 Scholar
Location
Co. Tipperary
Sector
Tillage
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