The South East’s culinary hub, Thomastown School of Food will launch its newly developed ‘Market Garden’ on Saturday, July 2nd with an open day for the public from 11am to 3pm at their one-acre Community Garden site in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The Market Garden was developed with the assistance of Waterford based, sustainable gardening group, GIY (Grow It Yourself) and the financial support of SuperValu, Thomastown. Some of the wonderful vegetables growing at the Market Garden include kale, baby turnips, butterhead…

Be sure to call by the The Global Kitchen.  Chefs, cooks and foodies from across the county will be sharing their favorite cuisine.  It will feature a mix of native Kilkenny folk as well as people from around the globe who have made Kilkenny their home. Find the schedule here:  http://www.savourkilkenny.com/events-2016-2/#global

For the last three years Kilkenny LEADER Partnerships has brought new producers from Co. Kilkenny to the festival. This year’s producers are all very recent entrants into the food arena. The festival is an ideal opportunity for new producers to introduce their product to the customer, receive feedback and make contacts and friends in the sector. You will meet our newest producers at their stands next to KLP’s Global Kitchen.

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership and Gill Books will open its own pop-up café and bookshop on The Parade at the Savour Food Festival. The stars of this café will be local young people who have overcome various challenges in their lives. They have undertaken training in hospitality and customer service skills and will be on hand to serve customers delicious cakes, coffees, teas and hot chocolate. Stone House Books will be selling their lip-smackingly tempting cookbooks, and the Gill authors will…

Be part of an exciting, solution orientated, integrated transport event. Learn from the successes and failures of other EU regions and hear what is happening on the ground in Ireland. Hurry to avail of the EARLY BIRD special ticket prices - in iRoUTE the early bird catches the BBQ! (offer ends 11.30pm 2nd June 2017)