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As featured in The Southern Star
EAMON Crowley is a grafter and a grower. It’s a combination that has made him the country’s only grower/processor of onions. The 43-year-old never had a ‘light-bulb’ moment to claim the exclusive title, but a blend of circumstance, experience, skill, business acumen, courage, and ambition led him to establish and grow West Cork Veg Solutions to the successful operation it is today.
As featured in the Independent
How this west Cork man went from working on a veg peeling line to owning an onion empire Eamon Crowley’s company grows 1,000t of onions a year on 60ac of rented land and processes another 1,500t, selling to well-known food manufacturers
What are the Health Benefits of Onions?
Onions are loaded with numerous health benefits, and scientists are still discovering how beneficial this vegetable really is. They’re a very good source of vitamin C and B6, iron, folate, and potassium.
2020 Onion Harvest
We grew white and red onions in this field which was 4 km from Clonakilty Co Cork. We picked specific varieties that suited our temperate climate in West Cork and would give enhanced taste and flavour. Our onions were planted on the 31/03/20, please find below a youtube link to how we plant our onions.
Growing Onions in Ireland
Onions are members of the Allium family and a popular crop for those of us who grow our own food. There are three main groups of onions: salad or spring onions, which are sown in the autumn or spring, the autumn sown varieties for early bulbs, and the early sown kinds for late keeping.
2018 Onion Season
Hi and welcome to our first news update on our new website. We will be regularly updating this post with general market information and how the crops are progressing through out the growing season.