McNally Family Farm is a family run farm, certified organic for over 20 years since 1998. We specialise in growing a large variety of vegetables, herbs, salads, roots and fruits. We challenge ourselves to grow something new every year, and with the help of customers we find more and more interesting vegetables.
We have a 77 acre farm with 10 acres dedicated to growing anything hardy enough to grow outside, rotating the ground every few years – Brassicas, Root veg, potatoes etc. We have, at the moment, around 50 PolyTunnels covering 2/3 acres for everything else – Salads, Spinach, Herbs – and in the summer Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Beans, Gherkins, Peppers etc.
Nature Dictates
Working with the seasons means constantly adapting and changing. A slightly mild winter can have a big effect on early Spring. A cold Spring can have the same effect on Summer. A tomato crop that came in in May of one year can come in Late July of the next. Saying that a particular veg is “in season” in Ireland is difficult to do. When nature decides it’s ready, or not, that’s when it’s in season. In 2010 we were still harvesting & selling tomatoes at Christmas, whereas a few years previous there was none after August.
Over the years we have managed to hone a few practices, and with the help of PolyTunnels and careful variety selection we are able to grow salads, spinach and kale all year round. Everything else is ready when it’s ready!
A (Rough) Seasonal Guide
Winter
Spinach-Cress-Dandelion-Greens-Catalogna Leaves-Chard-Mustard-Leaves-Sunflower Shoots-Pea Shoots-Wheatgrass-Winter Purslane-Rocket-Spicy Leaf Mix-Mixed Lettuce-Lambs Lettuce-Green Kale-Red Kale-Black Kale-Collard Greens-Potatoes-Cauliflower-Broccoli-Cabbage-Red Cabbage-Parsnips-Carrots-Heritage Carrots-Beetroot-Leeks-Brussel Sprouts-Scallions-Herbs-Radish-Celeriac-Parsley Root-Flower Sprouts-Kohlrabi-Swedes.
Spring
Spinach-Cress-Dandelion Leaves-Catalogna Leaves-Chard-Mustard-Sunflower Shoots-Pea Shoots-Wheatgrass-Rocket-Spicy Leaf Mix- Mixed Lettuce-Celery-Kale-Coriander-Chicory Leaves- Texel Greens-Sorrel- Spring Greens- Nettles-Pak Choi- Endive Lettuce- Rhubarb- Cabbage-Scallions-Choy Sum.
Summer
Spinach-Cress-Dandelion Greens-Catalogna Leaves-Chard-Mustard Leaves-Sunflower Shoots-Pea Shoots-Wheatgrass-Summer Purslane-Rocket-Spicy Leaf Mix- Mixed Lettuce- Lambs Lettuce-Lettuce Heads-Green Kale-Black Kale-Red Kale- Sorrel-Garlic-Onions-Fennel-Scallions- Kohlrabi-Mangetout- Herbs- Broccoli-Swedes-Potatoes-Gooseberries-Purple Sprouting Broccoli-Cabbage-Climbing Beans-Runner Beans-Broad Beans-Edamame Beans-Peas- Redcurrants-Blackcurrants-Green Peppers-Chillies-Cauliflower-Basil-Cucumbers-Gherkins-Cucamelons-Padron Peppers-Shishito Peppers- Courgettes-Tomatoes-Cherry Tomatoes-Heritage Tomatoes-Tomatillos-Physalis-Romanesco.
Autumn
Apples – Sorrel-Mixed Lettuce Leaves- Spinach- Cress- Collard Greens- Mustard Leaves- Rocket- Spicy Leaf Mix- Catalogna Leaves- Dandelion Leaves- Green Kale-Black Kale-Red Kale– Cabbage- Beetroot- Sunflower Shoots-Pea Shoots-Wheatgrass- Carrots -Heritage Carrots- Swedes- Potatoes – Red Cabbage- Pumpkins- Squash-Leeks- Cauliflower- Scallions.
