Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards
Winner of Notable Contribution to Irish Food
A vibrant farm that blends sustainability and community spirit, Moy Hill Farm produces nutrient-dense organic food while educating future generations the art of holistic farming.
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ecosystem restoration communities
Fergal is one of several industry experts sharing his experience and teaching the next generation of farmers how to grow nutrient-dense food while restoring ecosystems, sequestering carbon, and boosting biodiversity.
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top 50 farmers
Top 50 Farmers Recognition Program
Moy Hill Farm has demonstrated regenerative practices including efforts to improve soil health and biodiversity, a robust educational programme and long-term organisational vision.
surf and turf
From growing up in a farming family in western Ireland, to roaming the seas to surf the worlds best waves; Fergal Smith was a key member of the generation that put Irish surfing on the global stage.
interviews
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water people podcast
As the founder of Moy Hill farm, Fergal aims to “grow worthy food, build soil, regenerate systems, and work to leave what is in their care healthier than they found it.” Fergal talks beyond the romanticisation of farming, and into the muddy complexity of what it means to grow food for one's community.
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farming for nature
Farming for Nature is a not-for-profit initiative set up by scientists and farmers to restore the ecological health of Irish farmland. Their podcast is a series of conversations with Irish farmers about how and why they make space for nature while operating a profitable farm.
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The Spaceship Earth Podcast
This conversation is an open exploration of the challenges, complexity and nuance required in bringing life back to landscapes, feeding people healthy food and dealing with the challenges of the urgent transition from industrial agriculture to regenerative farming.
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The Climate Ambassador Podcast
Agriculture, Farmers in Ireland & Climate Change
The Climate Ambassador Podcast explores topics such as food, agriculture, biodiversity, climate change in the media, student activism and much more. On this episode, Gary and Amy talk with regenerative farmer Fergal Smith and biology lecturer Dr James Moran about climate change.
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Wavelength Community Radio
From the tale of his last ever tow wave in Tahiti to a recent two-wave hold down beneath the cliffs of Moher, it’s packed with great stories and wide-ranging insights on food, land management and the changes we desperately need to secure the future of our planet and all who inhabit it.
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Live Wild
Fergal Smith is a former pro big-wave surfer turned regenerative farmer. Hilary chats to him about his time on the surf circuit, the difference between organic farming and regenerative farming, our imminent soil depletion, the benefits of eating home grown food and living a simple life.
turning the tide
In his TEDx talk, Fergal talks about his move from professional surfing in the southern hemisphere to regenerative farming on the Wild Atlantic Way.