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Web Design & Development
Francis is the owner of Croan.ie, the website design and development company. Croan.ie offers Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), e-Business consulting, website design, web development, web site hosting and website optimisation services in Ireland from its offices in Kilkenny and Cork. […]
Read MoreBusiness Development Consulting
For many start-ups and for some small & medium food manufacturers, running a business can be a confusing and isolating role. While Local Enterprise Offices can provide invaluable tools, navigating the services available can sometimes be as confusing as establishing […]
Read MoreWeb Education & Training
Having worked with Internet technologies since 1994 (that’s right – 1994!) I have witnessed the web evolve from a communication tool to the World’s most important marketing delivery channel. I can customise and deliver a wide range of internet marketing […]
Read MoreSmallholding & Lifestyle Training
All of these courses are hosted at Croan Cottages, the smallholding where I have lived since 2003. Introduction to Smallholding, these two day courses cover all of the basics: Living with Livestock:an introduction to sheep, goats pigs and cattle, Keeping […]
Read MoreThe Kitchen Garden Show, 23rd November, 2018
On the show this week, there’s a report on teenage diets in Food News, I visit The Green Barn at Burtown House for the launch of Gill Meller’s Cookbook Time (and chat to the man himself). I’m joined in studio […]
The Kitchen Garden Radio Show, 16th November 2018
On the show today we hear about the Farming For Nature Awards and celebrate The Calvey Family from Keel, Co.Mayo, the inaugural winners the award. We chat about how Food can affect mood and the right foods can counter seasonal […]
The Kitchen Garden Radio Show, 9th November 2018
On the show this week, Mags’ pigs head off to a small abattoir and butcher in Wexford which prompts a chat about Butcher’s Shops and local businesses. Mags tells us about War Biscuits and the industry that grew up in […]