OLLY’S FARM
OLLY’S FARM
Glenasmole, Co. Dublin
Glenasmole, Co. Dublin
MAKER:
Olly’s Farm
PORTFOLIO:
Raw Honey
FARM VISIT:
January 2021
LOCAL AREA:
Glenasmole, Co. Dublin
PACKAGING VESSEL:
Honey is sold in glass jars that are
fully recyclable, the metal lids can
be recycled too.
OLLY’S STORY:
I’m Olly Nolan, a beefarmer and smallholder in the Dublin Mountains. I produce award winning, 100% raw Irish honey, including heather, blossom & softset honey from my many different apiaries around Dublin and Wicklow. I also produce grass fed Dexter beef, vegetables, eggs and much more. Follow my journey as I show you what is going on up on our little piece of land in the Dublin mountains. I only sell honey and other beehive products that are made by my bees. My goal is as I grow as a business the original fundamentals and reasons for starting remain the same, to produce the best honey in Ireland in a sustainable and natural way.
ETHICAL TECHNIQUES | PRACTISES:
Here is a little explanation about my raw Irish honey that’s available at different times throughout the year. As these are seasonal some of the products such as heather cut comb is in limited supply and likely to run out. All the honey that I produce is truly local being collected by my bees from my apiaries around South Dublin and North Wicklow. It is sold as raw honey; this means that the honey has minimal processing and is not pasteurised in any way. The honey is simply extracted from the frames and cold filtered, which means that it passes through a course filter to remove large particles such as wax cappings or propolis. The raw honey is never heated to make it pass through fine filters or to turn it into a run honey like that is found in the supermarket. As a result my honey will always crystalize naturally, the link explains why honey crystallizes.
I think by heating the honey you automatically destroy most of if not all the health benefits associated with consuming local raw honey.
JEMMY’S STORY:
I grow two varieties of mushrooms on my farm – Shiitake Mushrooms & Oyster Mushrooms. The Shiitake Mushroom has originated from deep in forests in Japan. The mushroom grows on fallen decaying hardwood timber. Once the mycelium gets established and fruits to produce a magnificent deep earthy tasty mushroom which is also exploding with so many health benefits.
Boosting the immune system, lowering Cholesterol and contain a range of healthy minerals & vitamins. The oyster mushroom has also many health benefits and has grown in popularity in recent years. It was first cultivated in Germany during World War 1 as a main part of the diet for front line troops.
The Oyster mushroom mycelium has scientists extremely excited in what is possible with such an uptapped source. It truly is magnificent to see research for so many different ideas such as replacing leather, fully compostible grown packaging, oil spills and plastic waste.
ETHICAL GROWING TECHNIQUES | PRACTICES:
In the last 3 years I have tweeked and came up with a totally unique blend to create a growing medium for my Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms. I am the only commercial Grower on the island of Ireland taking this route as I believe something so special has to be developed from scratch. This has led me to create such a unique product that you love and enjoy today. I make my own blend using by products of the Irish horticultural industry from five Counties surrounding my farm in Co.Armagh. I use organic methods to achieve all this with zero chemicals are used in my operation. Once I am finished with substrate it is stock piled and put out on the land at the back end of the year. So everything in the full process has done full circle just as nature intended.
JEMMY’S STORY:
I grow two varieties of mushrooms on my farm – Shiitake Mushrooms & Oyster Mushrooms. The Shiitake Mushroom has originated from deep in forests in Japan. The mushroom grows on fallen decaying hardwood timber. Once the mycelium gets established and fruits to produce a magnificent deep earthy tasty mushroom which is also exploding with so many health benefits.
Boosting the immune system, lowering Cholesterol and contain a range of healthy minerals & vitamins. The oyster mushroom has also many health benefits and has grown in popularity in recent years. It was first cultivated in Germany during World War 1 as a main part of the diet for front line troops.
The Oyster mushroom mycelium has scientists extremely excited in what is possible with such an uptapped source. It truly is magnificent to see research for so many different ideas such as replacing leather, fully compostible grown packaging, oil spills and plastic waste.
ETHICAL GROWING TECHNIQUES | PRACTICES:
In the last 3 years I have tweeked and came up with a totally unique blend to create a growing medium for my Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms. I am the only commercial Grower on the island of Ireland taking this route as I believe something so special has to be developed from scratch. This has led me to create such a unique product that you love and enjoy today. I make my own blend using by products of the Irish horticultural industry from five Counties surrounding my farm in Co.Armagh. I use organic methods to achieve all this with zero chemicals are used in my operation. Once I am finished with substrate it is stock piled and put out on the land at the back end of the year. So everything in the full process has done full circle just as nature intended.