Fab 50 Best Places to stay in Ireland In this beautiful, rural corner of South Carlow, in the shadow of Mount Leinster we live and work. Blackstairs Ecotrails is a small, family run, sustainable Eco Tourism business and we are delighted to share with you our recent very welcome publicity
It's Wednesday evening, just three days since our 2015 Wild Food Summer School ended. We had three days of foraging, talks, film, demonstrations, wild food cooked by extraordinary chefs and the brilliant and one and only Miles Irving who was with us for the weekend, sharing his passion and love of foraging and how we
We are delighted to announce the draft programme for our second Wild Food Summer School in September. We have changed the format this year with lots of new additions. More foraging, more great speakers, films, music, Artisan Food stalls, Cheese making and events for children. We also have a retrofitted ambulance giving workshops on
We have been working away here in the Blackstairs on a very exciting project. The first Wild Food Summer School which we believe is a first in Ireland. In August we will have three days of foraging, debate, cook ups, great talks and on the final day a Tapas style Sunday lunch of foraged food
South Co. Carlow is looking magnifcent this morning. Sun high in the sky, birds singing, blossom everywhere and our small county is basking in the very best of spring days.. I was in Powerscourt last Saturday givng a talk on Herbs and their great medicinal powers and their uses in cooking. Some of the guests
We are delighted with our new look web site. Thanks to Pixelpod for a great design! We have added lots of new features, new photographs, a simpler booking system and a greater amount of detail on all our workshops and walks. Very shortly we will add stunning new photographs of our barn which is being
Before the Pooka comes we are having a last Autumnal forage to look for berries, greens, nuts and fungi in the beautiful Barrow Valley. The hedgerows are bursting with fruits, haws, hips and sloes. The Beech trees are laden with nuts and if the squirrels have left any nuts for us on the Hazel trees
It's all go here at Blackstairs Ecotrails as we salute the New Year and plan our calendar of events for you. I hope it's a Happy and Healthy New Year and that you will be able to get out into the great outdoors in this unique little corner in the South East of Ireland, tucked under the Blackstairs and close to the marvellous River Barrow.
Not long to go now till 25th. Days are short here in the Blackstairs and with fog hanging over us today, there was virtually no daylight. We are busy here getting ready our new programme which we will launch in January 2013. Lots of new ventures and all of the old favourites.
I know we are not meant to even begin talking about Christmas until December begins but lots of people are asking, "are you walking over the Christmas Holidays?" The answer is a big YES. In fact we walk right through the year. This Christmas season we are offering the following ideas for people to think about.
