SOLAS Eco Garden Centre - food and family events this weekend!

St. Brigid’s Day celebrations: SOLAS are running a St. Brigid's Cross workshop. Learn how to make your own St. Brigid's Cross. All materials will be supplied. All ages and abilities Book online now at https://www.thegardenshop.ie/st-brigids-cross-weaving/

The ‘Brat Bhrides’ will be sewing their St. Brigid’s scarves at SOLAS at 11am. So, bring along an old scarf and learn this simple sewing technique and help revive the ‘Brat Bhride’ tradition across Ireland at a community level. SOLAS also have local weaver Frank Sheeran, doing a basketry demonstration throughout the day. 

Charity Shop Clothes: Drop your unwanted clothes at SOLAS. In conjunction with NCBI charity - 11-4pm.

11-12 February

Markets: The first Saturday (10am-2pm) Farmers market of the new year on Saturday is now only 2 weeks away and will offer hot market food, meat, bread, fresh local vegetables & confectionary. Moo-Cow fresh local milk and shakes in glass bottles will be there.

The Sunday Craft market is returning on 12 February and promises to be a sell-out of over 30 stalls bringing the best of local craft.

24-26 February

Plans are in place to bring the Circus for the last weekend in February. More details later.

10-19 March

Spin City Carnival is due to return to SOLAS for 9 days of celebrations around the St. Patrick’s Day festival.

Jobs @ SOLAS

We are recruiting for a number of positions including:

• ‘Food Manager’
• Horticulturist – Full and Part Time
• Warehouse & Shop Assistants – Full and Part-time

Interested Parties should send CVs to SOLAS@thegardenshop.ie

see more at: https://ecogardenshop.ie/jobs/

Food & Cosy Cafe

In the SOLAS cafe this week, we have a selection of sandwiches, cakes, and pastries. We also have homemade soup and soda bread. Our hot special this week will be creamy beef stroganoff served with basmati rice.

The opening hours of the café is from 10am-4pm Monday to Friday and 10am-5pm at the weekends. Hot dinners are available 7 days a week from 12 noon to 2:30pm. The Outdoor food court will be open from March for the season.

SOLAS – PLANTS

Plant of the week: A relative of the nasty bindweed, Convolvulus cneorum makes an excellent garden plant with its evergreen foliage and is covered in silky silver-grey hairs. Ideal in free draining soil.

SOLAS – Shop

Now in stock a wide range of seed potatoes for the season ahead. Grow your own from garden to plate - simply delicious. Instore or online: https://www.thegardenshop.ie/seeds/potatoes/

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