Bloom 2010 - more details

I got an update from Klara Golez at Bord Bia on the Lost and forgotten skills demonstrations at Bloom. And now I want to go there every day! These talks will take place alongside the food market.

Times are subject to change - currently the first talk starts at 12pm and the final talk of the day starts at 4pm. I'd imagine that there will be details posted somewhere at Bloom when you arrive. Here's the line up:

Thursday 3rd June
Blood Pudding and Sausages
History of Irish Farming
Apples and Cider
Cheese-making

Friday
Butter-making
Oysters
Forgotten Skills with Darina Allen
Home baking and preserves

Saturday
Seaweed
Boxty and Irish Potatoes
Guided Tastings with Dillisk and Connemara Peat Whiskey
Honey producing

Sunday
TBC (Possible Smoked Salmon- subject to change)
Seaweed
Soda Bread and Jams
Honey producing

Monday
Boxty
Guided Tasting with Peter Ward
Poitin talk and tasting with Bunratty Poitin

The ones I'm excited about -
Blood Pudding and Sausages
Seaweed
Apples and Cider
Cheese-making

So I'm hoping to get there on Thursday at least. All going well I'll be tweeting about it when I'm there - follow me @greenannabrowne