The Green Green Gate

08/03/2026

I am built on the strength of these wonderful Women and many more !!!
Me with my Mom, My Grandmother and Great Grandmother circa 1980 💚

25/02/2026

🌱WILD GARLIC RAMP in my garden 🌱
Hold me down from picking it allllllllll...
🌱Oh, and my fabbb Chives have appeared🌱
Yay for Spring !!!! ☀️🌱
The wild patch amazes me every year, but this is probably my fav so far !!!
There are things I planted and more I didnt, all are welcome from the "Marsh Violets" to the "Corn poppies"

18/02/2026

Ah, here !!!!!
The beautiful, luxurious, and delicious Blood Orange is here, but for a short time only !
🍊❤️🍊❤️🍊

22/01/2026

The SCOBYing is strong with this one !!!
Growing since summer 2024 it has made many a beautiful SCOBY for me and others ⭐️

AKA "Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast "

Did you know I grew my own SCOBYs from scratch in my North Kerry kitchen, so they are uniquely mine.
It took months of trial and error to have one grow for me, definitely more fails than yays.
From that original one, I have now approx 30 in my home in and out of kombucha rotation. Some have aged out and are popped on my compost and others are going strong !
I sell some occasional when I have too many, but mostly I keep them for the many many kombuchas I make and sell to my loyal and new customers.

My SCOBYs have given me many opportunities over the last 4, going on 5 years now. I have done all the markets and food festivals I can manage and have met some amazing people in the process.

More recently, my SCOBYs and I won an award, which then, in turn, has given me to another amazing opportunity in the coming months.

My passion and patience for fermentation have paid off, and I can't wait to see what else we (my SCOBYs and I) can achieve together!

16/01/2026

2026 is a bubbly, fizzy bottle of fun already here at the Green Green Gate 💚
The 1st 2026 batch will be available next week. Get your orders in !!
Hibiscus Lemon and Ginger Apple are starting the year strong !!!!

01/01/2026

Snowdrops on New Years Day 2026 !!!
Flower Perfection 👌🏻🤍🌨❄️

Happy 2026 to you all, family, friends and customers (who are now also friends).

Finding the first flowers in my garden for 2026 today was a great start to the year, long may it last 🤍

09/12/2025

Gingerbread time !
Our yearly batch of gingerbread cookies were made earlier than normal to keep a sick little man busy ....
They are super crunchy and don't last long with a cupa !
🎅🎄🎁

04/12/2025

Lovely idea 🎄

🎄 Calling all little (and big!) artists 🎄 Our Christmas tree is up, and we need little decorators.
Kids can bring a homemade ornament or one from home and help decorate our Christmas tree this week ✨
Every child who hangs an ornament will get a hot chocolate or a drink of their choice on the house as a thank you ⭐️
Open Monday–Saturday, 9:30–16:00

28/11/2025

2025 Apple Cider kombucha Vinegars🍎

17/11/2025

Fermentation station 💚
My very important locally made Kitchen Dresser where All of my SCOBYs grew, much of the Kombucha and Apple Cider Vinegars were brewed on over the last 4.5 years, and many drink related experiments were started on !!!
It also has many of my prize kitchen utensils, including my grandma's kitchen jug !
You could find seeds of all sorts and even an odd cookery book on it.
To say it is essential to the GGG is an understatement! 💚

13/11/2025

I love a second hand cook book !
The idea that someone before me has read it lovingly, made the recipes for loved ones, and even gifted it to a specific someone is wonderful.
This letter was in this book as I flicked through it, and it makes me wonder about who it was given to and by and where this had lived for the past years.
The wonder of food is never-ending!

08/09/2025

A small contribution from our small artisan business ! 🇵🇸
Im so proud to be part of something so meaningful and hopeful !
gave me and my amazing customer someplace to show our support when it is sometimes so hard to know how or where !
They have raised over 4.5 times what they intended, which is unbelievable.
The donation page is still open if anyone would like to donate !
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