{"id":1942,"date":"2016-05-31T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2016-06-03T20:38:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T20:38:51","slug":"banter-at-bloom-2016-135-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-at-bloom-2016-135-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter at Bloom 2016 (135, June 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This whole\u00a0Banter<\/a>\u00a0shebang has taken me to some fascinating spots over the last six or seven years and last year\u2019s run of talks, interviews and discussions at the\u00a0Bloom<\/a>\u00a0festival in Dublin\u2019s Phoenix Park was easily one of the highlights to date. It\u2019s a huge family-friendly festival, pulling in around 100,000 people over the course of the June bank holiday weekend, and they\u2019re there for a bit of everything, from show gardens and flower exhibitions to trade shows and what-have-you. Banter, it\u2019s safe to say, is firmly in the what-have-you category.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the full rundown of who we\u2019ll we talking to at Bloom this year and what we\u2019ll be talking about \u2013 as you can see, it runs the waterfront from food, farming, gardens and wildlife to social issues, technology, health, history and retail. You\u2019ll find the Banter tent located in the middle of Food Village at the festival (it\u2019s number 27 on this map<\/a>).<\/p>\n

THURSDAY JUNE 02<\/strong><\/p>\n

11am \u2013 The weatherman\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of Forecasting at Met Eireann\u00a0Gerald Fleming<\/strong>\u00a0on weather patterns from storms to sunshine<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 The A to Z of community shops\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The story of how to set up and run a community shop and caf\u00e9 as told by\u00a0Mary Fogarty<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Maeve O\u2019Hair<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0The Cottage<\/a>, Loughmore, Co Tipperary<\/p>\n

1.30pm \u2013 Bloom Fringe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bloom is about more than just about what\u2019s happening in the Phoenix Park.\u00a0Marion Keogh<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0R\u00f3is\u00edn de Buitl\u00e9ar<\/a>\u00a0talk about\u00a0Bloom Fringe<\/a>\u00a0and its workshops, talks, installations, pop-ups, art and demos on the streets of the capital.<\/p>\n

2.30pm \u2013 Big Week On the Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n

In April, 1.5 million people tuned into RTE\u2019s\u00a0Big Week On the Farm<\/a>\u00a0show. We talk to\u00a0John Fagan<\/a>, the man whose Co Westmeath farm became the all-action site for the show, about what was involved.<\/p>\n

3.30pm \u2013 Operation Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Eddie Murphy<\/a>\u00a0from the hugely popular TV series\u00a0Operation Transformation<\/a>\u00a0talks health and fitness<\/p>\n

4.30pm \u2013 Inside the Farmers Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmers Journal<\/a>\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin McCarthy<\/strong>\u00a0joins us at Banter to talk about his work at the paper and how to keep its readers happy in a challenging and changing world.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY JUNE 03<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 Meet the food buyers<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do food stores decide which artisan or new producers they\u2019ll stock? We\u2019ve brought together a number of food buyers from major outlets – Aoife Ryan from Retail In Motion, Diarmuid Murphy and James Watson from Dunnes Stores and Derek Murphy from Topaz – to talk about what they look for when they decide to put a new product on their shelves or menus.<\/p>\n

1.30pm \u2013 The Ploughing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The biggest event to be held in Ireland every year, the\u00a0National Ploughing Championships<\/a>\u00a0is an annual highlight for many. We hear from organiser\u00a0Anna Marie McHugh<\/strong>\u00a0about what\u2019s required to keep 281,000 people happy and what\u2019s in store for 2016<\/p>\n

2.30pm \u2013 Chef profile: Mark\u00a0Moriarty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the last few years, young Dublin\u00a0chef Mark\u00a0Moriarty has been picking up awards left, right and centre. He talks to us at Banter about what\u2019s involved in staying at the top of the game<\/p>\n

3.30pm \u2013 Meet the Commish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niamh Bushnell<\/a>\u00a0is the first ever\u00a0Dublin Commissioner for Startups<\/a>. We\u2019ll hear about her role and why Dublin and Ireland are proving to be a healthy breeding ground for new technology companies of all kinds.<\/p>\n

4.30pm \u2013 What\u2019s next for the food service sector?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to eating out, Irish diners are big fans of fast food, fast casual and healthy and fresh outlets. Bord Bia\u2019s\u00a0Maureen Gahan<\/a>\u00a0talks about the trends to watch when it comes to cafes and restaurants in Ireland<\/p>\n

SATURDAY JUNE 04<\/strong><\/p>\n

11am \u2013 Farming 1916<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been a lot of talk this year about 1916, but what was happening on the Irish farm back then? Dr\u00a0Arlene Crampsie from UCD\u2019s School of Geography<\/a>\u00a0talks about the state of the land 100 years ago and the difficulties and challenges which Irish farmers faced<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 Mindfulness for gardening<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re delighted to be joined by Banter at Bloom favourite\u00a0Fiann \u00d3 Nuall\u00e1in<\/a>. This time around, the garden designer, author and broadcaster talks about the role mindfulness and meditation has played in his new garden The Tao Of Now<\/p>\n

1.30pm \u2013 the Caf\u00e9 Rua story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up to a decade ago,\u00a0Aran McMahon<\/strong>\u00a0was best known as a brilliant DJ and club promoter. These days, he\u2019s running things at the award-winning\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Rua<\/a>\u00a0in Castlebar. He talks about what was involved in the career swap and the lessons he\u2019s learned about running an Irish food business<\/p>\n

2.30pm \u2013 Chef profile: The Happy Pear<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019re back! David and Stephen Flynn from\u00a0The Happy Pear<\/a>\u00a0return to the Banter at Bloom tent to talk about their new book\u00a0The World of the Happy Pear<\/a>\u00a0and their mission when it comes to food.<\/p>\n

3.45pm \u2013 Decoding the ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

We hear and see a lot of information about healthy eating, good food and nutrition, but do we really know what all of this information actually means?\u00a0Eatwell<\/a>\u00a0dietician\u00a0Sarah Keogh<\/strong>\u00a0helps us to decipher what\u2019s on the back of packet<\/p>\n

4.30pm \u2013 The Hurley Maker\u2019s Son<\/strong><\/p>\n

You won\u2019t read a better memoir all year than\u00a0Patrick Deeley\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0account of growing up on a farm in east Galway where his father was a skilled carpenter and the hurley maker of the title. We\u2019ll talk to the author about what went into the book and how he swapped the sawmills for the schoolroom and a career as a teacher.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY JUNE 05<\/strong><\/p>\n

11am \u2013 A garden for Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award-winning designer\u00a0Brian Burke<\/a>\u00a0talks about\u00a0War & Peace<\/a>, his garden for\u00a0GOAL<\/a>which will be showing at Bloom 2016 and has been inspired by the Syrian conflict.<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 A meeting with a Dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Folks will know\u00a0Alison Cowzer<\/a>\u00a0as one of the people running the rule over pitches on\u00a0Dragons\u2019 Den<\/a>. We talk to Alison about her own work in the food sector and some of the investments she wishes she had made in her career.<\/p>\n

1.30pm \u2013 Chef profile: Catherine Fulvio<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cook from\u00a0Ballyknocken House & Cookery School<\/a>\u00a0in Co Wicklow\u00a0Catherine Fulvio<\/a>on the ins and outs of keeping an Irish food enterprise on the road<\/p>\n

2.30pm \u2013 Ear to the Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ear to the Ground<\/a>\u00a0is the go-to TV show for anyone interested in rural and farming affairs. The show\u2019s presenter\u00a0Darragh McCullough<\/a>, who is also deputy editor of the Irish Independent\u2019s Farming supplement and runs a mixed farm in Co Meath, talks about what goes into the show and how it covers its beat.<\/p>\n

3.30pm \u2013 What Are You Eating?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rashers, sausages, dairy products, pork chops, bread, fruit and veg: these were just some of the food stuffs which presenter\u00a0Philip Boucher-Hayes<\/a>\u00a0and producer\u00a0Suzanne Campbell<\/a>\u00a0investigated for their RTE series\u00a0What Are You Eating?<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year. They tell us about what we\u2019re really eating \u2013 and if we really want to know.<\/p>\n

4.30pm \u2013 Tech on the farm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New technology is helping Irish farmers get the job done quicker and better than ever before. We hear from\u00a0Steve Lock<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Grassometer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0John Larkin<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Moocall<\/a>about their products, the reaction from the farming community and their plans for the future.<\/p>\n

MONDAY JUNE 06<\/strong><\/p>\n

11am \u2013 Saving the bees<\/strong><\/p>\n

One third of Ireland\u2019s bee species are threatened with extinction because we have reduced where they can nest and the amount of food our landscape provides for them.\u00a0Erin Tiedeken<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0All-Ireland Pollinator Plan<\/a>\u00a0talks about the efforts being made to ensure bees can survive and thrive.<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 Fiann\u2019s Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know what your garden can provide in terms of beauty treatments, natural cures and first aid? Meet the natural doctor,\u00a0Fiann \u00d3 Nuall\u00e1in<\/a><\/p>\n

2.30pm \u2013 Peter McVerry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter McVerry<\/a>\u00a0has been working with the young homeless of this city for more than 30 years. He joins us to talk about his work and what he makes of the government plans and actions to help those in need.<\/p>\n

3.30pm \u2013 The coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2008,\u00a0Colin Harmon<\/a>\u00a0decided he was going to give up his career in investment funds and dedicate himself to coffee. His move from high finance to caffeine has been a good one and he\u2019s at Bloom to tell the story of\u00a03FE<\/a>, his award-winning coffee and caf\u00e9 business<\/p>\n

4.30pm \u2013 Social farming<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social farming is the growing practice of offering activity on family farms as a form of social support for people to improve their health, well-being and self-esteem. Co Cavan farmer and gardener\u00a0Barry Kavanagh<\/a>\u00a0is one of those involved in\u00a0social farming<\/a>\u00a0and he tells us about what\u2019s involved.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Bloom 2016 are on sale\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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