Sargent Opens Sonairte Farmers' Market 31 March, 2008 1V8VIZSV7EVKIRX8(1MRMWXIVSJ7XEXIEXXLI(ITEVXQIRXSJ%KVMGYPXYVI *MWLIVMIWERH*SSHTIVJSVQIHXLISJJMGMEPSTIRMRKSJXLI7SREMVXI*EVQIVW 1EVOIXMR0E]XS[R'S1IEXL 8LIQEVOIXMWSTIVEXIHF]7SREMVXIERSVKERMWEXMSRIWXEFPMWLIHMRXLIPEXI WF]QIQFIVWSJXLIPSGEPGSQQYRMX]XSTVSQSXIIRZMVSRQIRXEPE[EVIRIWW ERHIHYGEXMSR 7TIEOMRKEXXLISTIRMRKIZIRX1MRMWXIV7EVKIRXLMKLPMKLXIHXLIMQTSVXERXVSPI JEVQIVWQEVOIXWGERTPE][MXLMRGSQQYRMXMIWWE]MRK"experience to date of farmers' markets suggests that they can provide wide-ranging and long-term benefits, both locally and regionally, which can be measured socially, environmentally and economically". 8LI1MRMWXIVTSMRXIHSYXXLEX[IPPSVKERMWIHQEVOIXWSJEGSRWMWXIRXP]LMKL UYEPMX]GERFIGSQIEZIV]ZEPYEFPIXSYVMWXEXXVEGXMSRFVMRKMRKQSVIJSSXJPS[ MRXSXS[RWXSXLIFIRIJMXSJEPPVIXEMPIVWERHXLEX"recent research has shown that EUR10 spent at a farmers' market will result in a net income of EUR24 for the community. It has also been estimated that trade for other businesses increases, by up to 30% when a market is run in a town". *EVQIVWQEVOIXWTVSZMHIGYWXSQIVW[MXLEREPXIVREXMZIWLSTTMRKI\TIVMIRGI [MXLEGGIWWXSJVIWLMRWIEWSRTVSHYGIHMVIGXJVSQXLITVSHYGIVERHJSVXLI TVSHYGIVWXLI]TVSZMHIEKVIEXSTTSVXYRMX]JSVQEVOIXVIWIEVGLERHXLIXIWXMRK SJRI[TVSHYGXW Sonairte MWERMRXIVEGXMZIZMWMXSVGIRXVITVSQSXMRKIGSPSKMGEPE[EVIRIWWERH WYWXEMREFPIPMZMRK Sonairte[EWIWXEFPMWLIHMRXLIPEXIWF]QIQFIVWSJXLIPSGEPGSQQYRMX] ERHGSRGIVRIHIRZMVSRQIRXEPMWXW8LISVKERMWEXMSRWIXSYXXSTVSQSXI IRZMVSRQIRXEPE[EVIRIWWERHIHYGEXMSRF]IWXEFPMWLMRKERIGSPSKMGEPZMWMXSV GIRXVI8LISVMKMREPJSYRHIVWQER]SJ[LSQVIQEMRSRXLITVIWIRX&SEVHSJ (MVIGXSVWHVI[QYGLSJXLIMVMRWTMVEXMSRJVSQXLI'IRXVIJSV%PXIVREXMZI 8IGLRSPSK]MR;EPIW 8LIREQISonairteMWHIVMZIHJVSQEQMHHPI-VMWL[SVHQIERMRK"positive strength" MXMWEPWSEREGVSR]Q[LMGLIRGSQTEWWIWQER]SJXLIEMQWSJXLIGIRXVI: Sustainable Development. What is Sustainable Development? 7YWXEMREFPIHIZIPSTQIRX[EWHIJMRIHMR"Our Common Future"XLI&VYRHXPERH VITSVXSJXLI;SVPH'SQQMWWMSRSR)RZMVSRQIRXERH(IZIPSTQIRX EW
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8LI"strength"XLEXXLIREQIVIJIVWXSPMIWMRXLITVIWIRXEXMSRSJEPPXLIWIEWTIGXW EW[LSPIVEXLIVXLERWYQSJEPPXLITEVXW)EGLEWTIGXMWMRI\XVMGEFP]PMROIHXSXLI SXLIVW)RIVK]EJJIGXWXVEHI[LMGLEJJIGXWMRXIVGYPXYVEPI\GLERKI8VEHIEJJIGXW SVKERMGJSSHTVSHYGXMSR[LMGLEJJIGXWREXYVIGSRWIVZEXMSR%RHWSSR )HYGEXMSRMWTVIWIRXXLVSYKLSYX7SREMVXIXLVSYKL * Themed open days, * School Tours Programme, * Specialist courses, * Lifelong learning and * Learning from each other. 8LVSYKLEPPSJXLIWIQIXLSHW[ITVSQSXI7SREMVXIW[E]SJPMJI8LIFIEYX]SJXLI GIRXVIMWXLEXMWTVSZMHIWIHYGEXMSREKEMRWXEFEGOHVSTSJXLI[LSPIW]WXIQ [LIVIEPPXLIJEGIXWSJPMJIEVIPMROIHXSIEGLSXLIV;IGERRSXGLERKIXLITEVX [MXLSYXLEZMRKORS[PIHKISJXLI[LSPI %TIVWSRGERSRP]HIGMHIJSVXLIQWIPZIWXLI[E]SJPMJIXLEXXLI]JIIPMWVMKLXJSV XLIQ&]SJJIVMRKTVEGXMGEPERHVIEPMWXMGEHZMGIERHHIQSRWXVEXMRK[LEXW TSWWMFPIIHYGEXMSREX7SREMVXILIPTWTISTPIQEOIERMRJSVQIHHIGMWMSRERH IQTS[IVWXLIQ[MXLXLIORS[LS[ERHXLIGERHSRIGIWWEV]XSQEOIE HMJJIVIRGI http://sonairte.org/ Sonairte, which is situated in a farm complex of noteworthy historical interest on the banks of the River Nanny near Laytown (Co. Meath), has developed steadily since it was originally established in terms both of its physical facilities and its standing as an environmental organisation, visitor attraction and educational facility. The site covers some seven acres and is leased to Sonairte by local farmer Luk Van Doorslaer. Many of the buildings on the site which were in serious disrepair have now been renovated to a high standard and the final part of the re-roofing is underway and will be completed by 2008/9. In all aspects of renovation care has been taken to stay true to the green philosophy of the centre, particularly in the choice of building material and use of renewable energy and energy conservation where possible. The facilities that have been created have allowed Sonairte to become active in many diverse fields. The centre is run by a staff of local volunteers who bring a wide range of expertise to its management. http://www.sonairte.org/ http://sonairte.org/index.php/school_tours_programme http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html