In this episode of the Ballymaloe Festival of Food podcast, hosts Bree Allen and Joleen Cronin are joined by Barrie Quinn of Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal.
Barrie is widely known for his passionate and articulate voice on soil health, regenerative agriculture, and nutrient-dense food. But as this conversation reveals, his work goes far beyond growing vegetables.
From transforming a generational family farm into a thriving market garden, to building an online community of over a million people, Barrie speaks candidly about the realities of small-scale farming, the responsibility of having a public platform, and why education is the key to fixing our broken food system.
He shares his powerful belief that soil is the foundation of human health, challenges the dominance of imported food in Ireland, and explains why regenerative agriculture is not a trend, but a necessity.
The episode also explores:
At its heart, this is a conversation about responsibility — to the soil, to our children, and to each other.
Barrie leaves us with one simple but powerful message: educate the next generation about what food really means.
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