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It was a pleasure to welcome members of Social Farming Ireland, Social Prescribing Offaly and the National Counselling Service to Ballykealy Social Farm for an experiential morning. I hope to be able to invite other groups to enjoy nature as the farm grows. The bees woke up for the first time this year and the frog spawn is developing

That concludes a wonderful Social Farming Group. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did. Today we mulched, sieved compost, planted garlic and enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch together! Watch this space for new year!

Its been a beautiful and productive summer in Ballykealy Social Farm. We enjoyed the fruits of our social farming guests. We hosted some lovely Workaway guests who brought a lovely energy with them. Thanks to Elaine for the bat survey; We have 4 types of bats, and are thrilled. I was delighted to welcome a group from TENI who spent an afternoon engaging in nature and gardening. You cant move for butterflys this year. Hope you are well, and wishing everyone a mellow Autumn. Looking forward to welcoming our next social farming guests who will help me realise a new special project!

This is so vital! A good youth worker is worth their weight in gold

All Ages for Youth Work: A Shared Call for Budget 2026 People from all generations are calling on politicians to fund youth work in Budget26. Will you join us?

Change is possible on many levels including the level of our brain structure. If we want to learn a new skill we make a decision, take steps to meet our goal and practice. We can do the same in our relational world , in relationship to self and others. It takes time and practice. Feeling safe enough means that the balance of our nervous system lies even just a tiny bit on the side of safety rather than more on the side of I.e. the cues of safety in our world (internal and external) outweigh cues of unsafety. #mindyourmentalhealth #nervoussystemregulation

Hi All,
I want to give a shout out to a new service which offers individual and parenting coaching around neurodivergence. Based in Donegal's Gaeltacht but working on-line Martha is an experienced, warm and professional person that can offer really practical support around neurodivergence. You heard it here first!!!
Best of luck Martha in your work, and good health to all your future clients.

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