The Lisnavagh FarmYard is based close to Lisnavagh House and we are creating a destination for sustainable living in the heart of County Carlow. People from all walks of life & all parts of the world come to Lisnavagh to be inspired and to rethink their lifestyles by participating in events that explore the inextricable links and interdependencies between us and nature. We have a vested interest in helping the environment and the wellbeing of humans, animals and our natural surroundings. We donate to Carbon Removal see here

Vision

A compassionate, fair and regenerative society of empowered and resilient communities that live sustainably within planetary boundaries and thrive through inclusion, diversity, creativity and collaboration.

Mission

To inspire and encourage public awareness of how to care for ourselves and for our environment through workshops. The FarmYard will also give those seeking refuge a place to be and stay as well as work and to offer a sense of community that already thrives at Lisnavagh.

What we want to achieve

The intended impact of our ongoing events programming is to develop a dynamic and inclusive framework for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, learning and capacity-building to support communities to engage in and spread transformative action on the ground.
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Purpose

To provide a creative environment that promotes and supports accelerated learning, knowledge-sharing and collaboration among artists, community-led initiatives, marginalised groups such as asylum seekers, travellers, refugees, people living with disabilities, public agencies, cultural creatives & their networks in order to catalyse action that will result in systemic transformation across the country and beyond, with regard to climate change, biodiversity loss, nature and environmental degradation.

Biodiversity, Climate, Nature & the Environment

Climate change is the result of pushing the earth beyond the tipping point of what is sustainable. In order to reach our Paris Agreement Targets, we have to tackle the root causes. In doing so, it is possible to see that all of the causes are man-made and can therefore, be addressed by human intervention.

Through our workshops, growers will share their experiences of the impacts of climate change and how their local communities are finding solutions.

Culture

The importance of the Arts in igniting people’s creativity and imagination when it comes to envisioning a peaceful, just and sustainable world cannot be underestimated. It’s no longer acceptable to view nature and the environment as an unlimited resource.
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William Bunbury is the Director of the Lisnavagh Timber Project and Bunbury Boards gives a talk about his work at Lisnavagh, which he has managed since 2000. He has planted over 10,000 trees and has adopted a Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) approach. There was also a walk through the woodlands, looking at the life cycle of the trees on the Lisnavagh Estate.

Keep an eye out by joining our newsletter, as we will be hosting an ongoing series of meaningful events, training workshops.

Community Spirit!

Community spirit is at the heart of all we do at the FarmYard, where social inclusion and creativity are the keys.

Through the Arts and Environment, we explore:

Unlocking creativity, imagination & collaboration
Diversity, inclusion, regenerative agriculture, permaculture, biomimicry, Circular Economy, Doughnut Economics, food sovereignty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate justice
The best models of sustainable living that harness the transformative power of diversity, inclusion and equality
Exploring the interdependencies and symbiosis between Arts, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate, Nature, Environment
Sustainable food systems: connecting people with nature & each other
Delivering green skills for a zero-carbon future
Addressing biodiversity loss in relation to agriculture, soil and food
Creating & sharing solutions for environmental transformation & joyful living
Community, learning, living more simply in a wholesome way
Deepening our connection to purpose and nature
Honouring and reviving old ways of wisdom & traditional crafts
Building networks
Empowering humanity to create sustainable livelihoods that will take us beyond the climate, biodiversity & cultural crises into a sustainable future