A North Clare producer insists far more fruit and veg needs to be grown in Ireland because of the threat to global food supply chains in a warming climate.
Just 1 per cent of Irish farms grow vegetables compared with the EU average of 12 per cent, and Ireland ships in 2.6 billion euro a year in farm produce.
Around 800 people have already signed up to a campaign called BiaHero, with experienced growers ready to show people how it’s done.
Extinction Rebellion activist Aisling Wheeler, who has a farm in Kilfenora says the state’s focus on producing meat and dairy means we’re importing huge amounts of food we could grow in Ireland:
