The irish Basket Makers Association is presenting a unique opportunity of free workshops and demonstrations of a range of traditional skills in Future Forests in West Cork, this Saturday. Martin & Yvonne Flynn, local organic farmers and basket makers, are organising this Traditional Skills day at Future Forests in Kealkil on Saturday the 19th of May (2-6pm). The day is...

Organico Cafe is delighted to once again welcome Lorraine Bacchus to the Cafe with her new work for 2007. Lorraine has had a number of other shows since she exhibited with us last winter (click here) and her work has matured and become, if such a thing is possible, even more beautiful. The pieces are mostly oil on canvas, though...

2022 Update: We loved having Pina here in West Cork but she's since moved to Holland. But do read on if you want an idea of the type of work she used to offer here... Pina is a Spiritual/ Shamanistic Healer who has been based and works in West Cork since 1998. People visit Pina for many different reasons –...

The West Cork run is in its 2nd year and is well on its way to becoming one of the most enjoyable half marathons in Ireland. The route lies along the main road from Glengarriff to Bantry with the sea to the right of the road for nearly the whole way. This is one of the most beautiful routes in...

Update: This year (2012) we running the Letter Cafe for the West Cork Literary Festival Organico Cafe is delighted to be involved with the West Cork Literary Festival again this year. the Cafe will be the venue for the Literary Club, which will offer organic food and wine, as well as music, games and a literary quiz. We will open...

Organic food is set to become one of the beggest food trends in Europe in this century, according to an article published in the Sunday Business Post (September 2005 By Suzanne Mitchell). She points out that Organic Baby Food now accounts for almost half of all baby food bought worldwide ( a figure which does not reflect how many parents...

Val Manning's Emporium, in Ballylickey, Bantry, is a fantastic place to stop for a glass of wine, a picnic, or to stock up your store cupboard. Organico Bakery supplies Val with a delicious range of cakes, brownies and cookies, so we have regular opportunities to stop and sample! Yesterday we (me and my sisters Rachel and Aoife) stopped off on...