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The Sandwich Project

The Sandwich Project The Sandwich Project How far does your sandwich travel before it reaches you?  How many ingredients make up your average sandwich?  How much of your sandwich is made up of ‘real food’ and how much it is manufactured ingredients, made to taste like ‘real food’? How...

The Local Food Project

The Local Food Project

The Local Food Project encourages people to eat and grow food in order to reduce carbon and restore biodiversity

30 Day Local Food Challenge

30 Day Local Food Challenge 30 Day Local Food Challenge Join the #30daylocalfoodchallenge this September to eat fresh local food, reduce air miles and support local growers. If the food is organic/chemical free you also are doing your part to protect soil, biodiversity, water and health. Lots of...

Walter the Warmonger

Walter the Warmonger Walter the Warmonger is a Short Story written by Lisa Fingleton and recorded for Culture File, RTE Lyric Fm. The Background to the Story The artist is horrified by the wars around the world and the profiteering from war through arms sales. She cannot understand...

The Portlaoise Pizza

The Portlaoise Pizza The Portlaoise Pizza  “Is it possible to make a pizza with only ingredients sourced from around Portlaoise town?”  This was the question artist Lisa Fingleton asked herself when she was invited to participate in the Laois County Council, Local Live Performance Scheme...