Creative Craft Activity Weekend
| When: | 2009 | Duration: | Weekend |
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| Where: | North West Ireland | Creative Craft | Click to View |
| An Approved EcoBreak |
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Creative Craft Activity Weekend Breaks
Join us on Orchard Acre Farm for a short holiday with a difference. We offer a great escape to rural Ireland near the stunning Fermanagh Lakeland's. There are willow weaving, papermaking and wood carving weekends to choose from.
Orchard Acre Farm has teamed up with Mahon's Hotel in Irvinestown; a family run 3 star Hotel offering you the best in traditional hospitality and accommodation. This year the fifth generation of Mahons to run the hotel has adopted eco friendly standards. Orchard Acre Farm serves delicious hand prepared seasonal and organic foods. Vegetarian is our speciality. In the workshops we guarantee personal attention and tuition. The tutors are experienced, knowledgeable, and have a great sense of fun
There is loads of free time so it is not all "work". There is time to shop, time to explore the local area; Necarne Estate is a few minutes walk from the hotel. We will make excursions to places of natural and historic beauty and you can also enjoy the live entertainment of Irvinestown by night.
Contact Teresa for information:
0044 (0) 28 6862 1066
info@orchardacrefarm.com
http://www.orchardacrefarm.com
Certified Ecotourism
The Creative Craft Activity Weekend Break has been certified according to the Greenbox Ecotourism Standard which means that all the key elements of ecotourism are met as part of the experience. (More details can be found on www.greenbox.ie)
Environment
Orchard Acre Farm Environmental Policy is to ensure that our service and products, does not cost the earth. To achieve this Orchard Acre Farm has conducted an audit of its products and practises. It has modified many of the features of the existing premises, products and services to achieve the highest possible environmental standards. Please find below a summarised version of the company's environmental standards and targets.
Premises
Orchard Acre Farm is a member of the NIE Eco Energy Scheme
Winner of Action Renewable "Renewable Energy Award 2004" for Solar Water Heating System
All bulbs are energy efficient as standard
All windows are double glazed as standard
Energy efficient Gas heating system is backed up with own renewable supply of timber in wood burner
All equipment is European A or B grade energy efficient as standard
All paints and wood treatments are odourless solvent free from Ecos
Transport
All personnel and associates for OAF use public transport as their first preference
Car sharing and pooling when public transport is not available is prioritised over single occupancy
All personnel are encouraged to use telephone conferencing, make extensive use of email and minimise the need for car based journeys for meetings
Walking and cycling as a means of transport is actively encouraged
Office and Hardware Supplies
All foods are organic and fair trade
All papers used are from POST CONSUMER WASTE (genuine recycled; not off cuts from virgin paper)
All cartridges are recycled, refilled by Hewlett Packard "donate to charity project"
Paper use is minimised by use of email, rewritable CDs and memory sticks
All building materials are reused, recycled or reclaimed from salvage
Timber products are from FSC sources
Stone, sand and other building products are purchased locally within 5 mile radius to reduce road miles
Waste
The company follows the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle policy
All food waste is used on the farm
All organic materials (vegetable waste) is composted on the farm
Full recycling takes place at the premises through the doorstep collection by FDC or at the local recycling depot. This includes glass, paper, plastic, cardboard, wood, metals and white goods.
All one side print material is reused for draft work
All outputs from this company are from fair trade sources, sourced locally, grown or produced organically, using the best environmental available knowledge and expertise. We also off set our carbon footprint with tree planting on the farm and in the locality.
Learning
Orchard Acre Farm has a policy of providing enlightening learning experience for their guests and students. All packages encourage participants to consider all aspects of waste reduction and environmental protection as standard during the package.
Conservation
Growing willow provides habitat for a vast number of species and Orchard Acre Farm hopes that as more and more people discover the joys of willow this will have a knock on effect in terms of biodiversity and conservation. Teresa is active in a number of conservation initiatives in the Greenbox region and has been involved in the establishment of the Greenbox project for a number of years.
Benefiting the local community
By choosing to visit Orchard Acre Barn you are helping to directly and indirectly support a number of individuals, community organisations and businesses in rural Fermanagh. All food not grown on the farm or purchased locally (within a 10 mile radius) is purchased through a workers co operative coordinated by Orchard Acre Farm. All hard ware is locally purchased and many structures are constructed from on farm waste materials, for example tin, plastic and wood waste. Cheese is sourced from a local supplier within the Greenbox region, and the overall philosophy of Orchard Acre Farm experiences is that they use tutors who live locally and materials that are produced locally.
Cost: £285 / €398
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Tel: 0044 28 6862 1066
