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		<title>MEETINGS TO RESOLVE FARMING AND FISHING ISSUES AHEAD OF BALBRIGGAN AND MALAHIDE CANVASSES</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2011/02/02/meetings-to-resolve-farming-and-fishing-issues-ahead-of-balbriggan-and-malahide-canvasses-wed-2-2-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 February 2011 Making good progress at Balbriggan Maritime Museum group which met again this morning. Had a chat with the County Manager and delighted to say he is very supportive of our initiative. From fisheries to farming, followed up on the critical state of guys in horticulture, who are being treated disgracefully by dominant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1833&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HELPING 14 IRISH ORGANIC COMPANIES WIN BUSINESS IN GERMANY BECOMES TREVOR SARGENT&#8217;S FINAL OFFICIAL FUNCTION AS MINISTER FOR FOOD AND HORTICULTURE</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2010/02/25/helping-14-irish-organic-companies-win-business-in-germany-becomes-trevor-sargents-final-official-function-as-minister-for-food-and-horticulture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking following his return from Biofach, the world&#8217;s largest organic trade fair, in Nuremberg, Trevor Sargent intended reporting immediately on this trade mission. However the media story about a court case and  the subsequent realisation that he had &#8216;over-helped&#8217; a constituent by writing to An Garda Síochána once proceedings had begun has resulted in resignation as Minister for Food and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1372&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Closure of Teagasc Kinsealy</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2010/02/11/possible-closure-of-teagasc-kinsealy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorcan O'Toole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horticulture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[11 February 2010 Re: Possible Closure of Kinsealy Research Centre Minister Sargent has not sanctioned the closure of the Teagasc Research facility at Kinsealy nor has the Government made any decision to close the facility. The future of the Kinsealy centre is a matter for Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority.  Under the Act [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1318&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- New DVD for Primary Schools on setting up an Organic Garden</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/10/22/new-dvd-for-primary-schools-on-setting-up-an-organic-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grow Your Own Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[22 october 2009 MINISTER SARGENT LAUNCHES SCHOOL GARDENING DVD Minister for Food and Horticulture Trevor Sargent TD, recently launched an ‘Organic Gardening for Primary Schools’ DVD in John Paul II National School, Malahide. The DVD is a practical resource for primary schools that records the planning, development, and maintenance of four different school gardens over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1111&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Support for Organic Farming in Renewed Programme for Government</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/10/16/support-for-organic-farming-in-renewed-programme-for-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[16 October 2009 MINISTER SARGENT WELCOMES COMMITMENT IN PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT ORGANIC FARMING Trevor Sargent TD, Minister for Food and Horticulture at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has welcomed the commitment in the new Programme for Government to ensure that resources are provided to continue support for organic farming.  The Organic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1090&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Sargent Reacts to News of Proposed Toxic Ash Storage Facility</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/09/23/sargent-reacts-to-news-of-proposed-toxic-ash-storage-facility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[23 September 2009 Toxic ash plan highlights the short-sighted reasoning of politicians who think incineration is an alternative to land-fill. Minister for Food and Horticulture, Trevor Sargent TD, has reacted angrily to the news that a toxic ash repository is being proposed for north Fingal, given the importance of this area for farming, and horticulture [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=1049&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Great Interest in Organic Farming Option</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/07/07/sargent-welcomes-great-interest-in-organic-farming-option/</link>
		<comments>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/07/07/sargent-welcomes-great-interest-in-organic-farming-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7 July, 2009 Major attendance at Teagasc Organic Farm Walk at Donegal Creameries An Grianán farm Trevor Sargent T.D., Minister for Food and Horticulture at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has expressed his delight at the numbers of farmers attending this seasons Teagasc Organic Farm Walks.  Minister Sargent described the walks as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=884&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Grant Aid for Horticultural Growers</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/04/17/grant-aid-for-horticultural-growers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[17 April, 2009 MINISTER SARGENT ANNOUNCES GRANT AID OF €3.8M FOR HORTICULTURE GROWERS Mr. Trevor Sargent T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with special responsibility for Horticulture today announced a grant aid package of €3.8m under the Grant Scheme for the Development of the Horticulture Sector under the National [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=753&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Sargent reveals &#8220;SOUL&#8221; to Full House for Food Growing Meeting</title>
		<link>http://trevorsargent.ie/2009/04/01/full-house-for-food-growing-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 April 2009 Get Ireland Growing event a huge success. Speaking to a capacity crowd of over 200 in the Cultuivate Centre in Temple Bar, Minister Sargent gave an interesting insight into his views on food production. He even included a short video overview of his own garden in Balbriggan, where he grows much of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=729&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minister Sargent launches &#8216;Get Ireland Growing&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Sargent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[28 March 2009 More home-grown food is one recipe that can take Ireland forward Green Party Food Minister Trevor Sargent today launched a campaign to encourage more home-grown food and told those interested in community gardens and allotments to &#8220;take advantage of the longer evenings and get gardening&#8221;. Speaking at the launch of &#8216;Get Ireland [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trevorsargent.ie&amp;blog=3622493&amp;post=713&amp;subd=trevorsargent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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