This West Cork farm has been growing ENORMOUS vegetables
Things are bigger out west.
Especially when it comes to fresh produce.
A team of local foodies helped the team at The Seven Heads kitchen garden harvest some of the largest vegetables of the year in Courtmacsherry this week.
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Located on the unspoiled Seven Heads Peninsula, Derry native Hugh Mullan purchased the property in 2016, transforming it into a working lavender farm and a unique location that promotes ‘sustainability, wellness, friendship and an appreciation for local, seasonal Irish food and farm to fork principles’.
Using a horticulture practice rarely employed in Ireland, The Seven Heads combine a ‘polyculture’ orchard system in conjunction with ‘no-dig’ vegetable production.
Hugh told Yay Cork: “We use no chemicals, sprays or fertilisers on our crops – just water and west Cork sun. We have installed over 170 tonnes of high quality manure on our vegetable beds system, and as part of the no-dig philosophy we don’t rotovate the beds ever again – this protects soil from erosion.
“We intend to pick fresh, and prepare immediately for our pop up farm to fork events, reducing our carbon footprint.”
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This method is also better for the declining bee population and native insects, as well as resulting in a bumper crop this year.
Helpers at the harvest included Masterchef Ireland champion Diana Dodog, whose Food Depot food truck served up the best of local veggies every Saturday and Sunday (12pm-4pm) at the beach in Courtmacsherry.
You can check out The Seven Heads for weddings and corporate hire here.
