Neantog Food News

10/10/2026

Jörg‘s untimely death is a big blow for the Irish organic food scene, but the impact of Solaris Tea, the company he co-founded with his wife and business partner Karin m, is profound and long lasting. We miss you dearly Jörg!

25/09/2026

Very proud of our children Karin and Yngve and son in law Jörg!

13/09/2026

06/09/2026

☕ 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿…

Sometimes in life you realise you’re spinning just a few too many plates.

Between work, business, family and everything else life throws into the mix, we’ve reached a point where 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲.

But before making any final decisions, we thought we’d put the feelers out… 👀

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗲́ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?

Devour is up, running and ready to go, with an established customer base, a fully equipped premises and, most importantly, 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.
We’ve just come through 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, and there is so much about this little business that works. For us, this isn’t about a lack of love for Devour — far from it. It’s simply about recognising that we can’t keep spinning every plate forever and that perhaps it’s time to hand this one over to someone with the time, energy and enthusiasm to take it forward.

For the right person, this could be a fantastic opportunity to walk into an established café, put their own stamp on it and make it their own — without the huge task of starting completely from scratch.

At this stage, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 to see what interest may be there, so we ask that only genuinely interested parties get in touch.

📩 For further information, please send us a private message or contact 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟬𝟴𝟯 𝟭𝟯𝟴 𝟳𝟵𝟮𝟵.

All genuine enquiries will, of course, be treated in 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Who knows… maybe somebody else’s next chapter could start with 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿. 🤍

26/07/2026

Happy 20th Anniversary to Osta Cafe and W**e Bar.
Read our Hommage here:

https://www.neantog.com/neantog-food-news-blog/2020/12/21/brid-torrades-understated-activist-and-food-educator-lkst6

08/06/2026

Fish & Bean is in our opinion one of the best fish restaurants in the NW. What they say: “At Fish & Bean we want to bring our customers top quality dishes, by carefully choosing which suppliers we work with. Where possible our produce is locally sourced, seasonal and sustainable. Our aim is to reduce waste and we endeavor to make our business as environmentally sustainable as possible.”
is what they do!
On our latest visit we enjoyed the monkfish and the John Dory and the oysters with pickled apple were sublime. Dave and his team haven’t lost its edge, highly recommended.

14/04/2026

https://www.neantog.com/journal/2026/4/1/grains-of-change-the-challenge-of-growing-quinoa

(This is an article I wrote for Positive Life Magazine Winter 2014 issue.) At home my wife Gaby began cooking with Quinoa about 10 years ago and just bought it in the local health food shop not really paying too much attention that it wasn’t grown in Ireland or even Europe for that matter.&nbs

17/03/2026

For the day that’s in it:

https://www.neantog.com/garden-articles/2026/3/17-the-a-z-of-growing-potatoes-

07/03/2026

We believe strongly that it makes a lot of sense to plant early blight resistant varieties and leave main crop potatoes to the commercial organic growers.
But here is another interesting fact, that is often forgotten:

DETERMINATE vs INDETERMINATE POTATOES

Did you know that, like tomatoes, potatoes are either determinate or indeterminate?
We didn’t until we read about it in the Kitchen Garden Magazine February 2026 edition. Seems logical as they are both in the nightshade family (Solanacea). Why is it important? Knowing which type you have can help you to make sure that your growing method leads to maximum yields.

Determinate varieties grow their tubers in a more single-layered arrangement, just below the soil surface and above the seed potato. They can be sown at a depth of 10cm. They don't require repeated earthing up and are perfect for containers because they don't need a big depth. Because the potatoes grow close to the surface it is best to mulch around the base of the plant to prevent tubers from greening. Determinate varieties tend to be early varieties, producing in and around 90 days.
Best known varieties are Orla, Prada, Charlotte, Sharpes Express, Alouette, Vitabella, Vitanoir, Peter Pan and Vivaldi

Indeterminate varieties will grow in multiple layers and produce tubers along a taller section of buried stem, meaning earthing up increases yield. They are best sown at a depth of 15cm. These varieties – frequently main crop to late main crop – need 90 -120 days or up to 150 days to mature and often produce heavier crops. As the plants grow, earthing up will encourage the production of more tubers.
Indeterminate varieties lend themselves to growing in in bags and containers, where additional soil/compost can be added as the plant grows.
Best known varieties are Désirée, Cara, Valor, Rooster, Nicola, Maris Piper, Picasso and Pink Fir Apple.