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wildfolkconnemara

Chef, maker, mover, shaker
Currently cooking @suryalilayoga ✨

Hannah O’Sullivan
A song about love & sunshine & how it feels to fee A song about love & sunshine & how it feels to feel at home 🌻✨🌙
Hola x Hola x
Picklessssss . . . As some of you may know, I’m Picklessssss
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As some of you may know, I’m a big fan of toppings, that extra little thing that elevates a meal and makes it oh so delicious… I even had a dream of opening a food stall called “mush&crunch”… where each bite would be a union of textures, a party in the mouth of sorts 😅🤤💕 Indian dal and tamari toasted seeds, tagine and pickles, hummus and crackers, satay noodles & toasted peanuts, miso blondies and crunchy pecans, smoothie bowls and toasted coconut flakes…the list goes on… what’s your favorite mush&crunch combo?
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#pickles #radish #fromthegarden #permaculture #vegan #veganfood #veganrecipes #vegansofig #yoga #yogaretreat #permaculturegarden
I really really like making yummy food in a commun I really really like making yummy food in a community environment and sharing it with friends ✨ Grateful to be here @suryalilayoga doing just that 🙏💕

Lastnights dessert was a a vegan cashew cheesecake with an oat, date, lemon zest and sunflower seed base, vanilla cashew cream and blueberry swirl. Topped with more bloobs and borage flowers 💜
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#yoga #vegan #retreat #vegandessert #veganfood #plantbased #plantbasednutrition #yummy #veganfoodie #yogaretreat #suryalila #community #share #andalucia #spain
F l o w e r s in the morning bring me joy F l o w e r s  in the morning bring me joy
Connemara blues, mo chroí 💙 Home truly is whe Connemara blues, mo chroí 💙

Home truly is where the heart is

I keep a bit of it with me at all times 

1. Killarney Fjord lady in blue 
2. Conamara Blues at Casa Azul
3. “The Homestretch” by @plinkfizz , a gift from a dear friend 
4. Fluent, John O’Donohue … I am constantly surprised / joyed / carried / challenged by the ebb and flow of my life - like a river, a tide, a voyage 🌊 💧
I’ve been making my own curry powder inspired by I’ve been making my own curry powder inspired by my travels. In Sri Lanka they use toasted rice and roast the spices before grinding which makes it ohhhhh so delicious. I also added some lemon zest for fun. Nom. 
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#suryalila #retreat #yoga #andalucia #spain #srilanka #srilankanfood #curry #veganfood #health #instafood #healthylifestyle #yogaretreat #yogalife #ayurveda #foodstagram #foodismedicine #food #foodie #moreplease #yummy #healingfoods #retreatchef #vegetarian #plantpower #meditation #yogalove #vegetarianrecipes #soulfood #healthandwellness
Here’s a pic of me leaning over the table toward Here’s a pic of me leaning over the table towards a giant bowl of tabbouleh 🌱not sure why I’m doing it  but its giving me awkward / happy vibes which is very often my vibe. It’s Morrocan night again tonight yippeeee x
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📸 @triyogiyoga
New Moon 🌙 Spring Equinox 🌱 Women’s Circle New Moon 🌙 Spring Equinox 🌱 Women’s Circle 🩸
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We shared meditation, poetry, songs, fire, face art and my harmonium came out of hibernation. Feeling very lucky to be in this special place. Thankyou @kasiopema for bringing us all together! ✨🔥🙏
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#suryalila #yoga #retreat #meditation #spring #springequinox #equinox #newmon #womenscircle #ceremony #song #poetry #womenempoweringwomen
Peas in abundance at the @danyadarapermaculture ga Peas in abundance at the @danyadarapermaculture garden 🌱 
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The flowers make an amazing natural blue colour so I boiled some up with with lavender in an attempt to make a scented dye. 
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The peas are just for snacking along the way. 
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#naturaldye #nature #permaculture #permaculturegarden #suyalila #danyadara #danyadarapermaculture
Tomatoes & TukTuks 🍅 🛺 Tomatoes & TukTuks 🍅 🛺
Chia pudding of dreams 💭 ✨ Chia pudding of dreams 💭 ✨
Ok ok… before I continue sharing photos of my tr Ok ok… before I continue sharing photos of my travels I wanted to share a reflection on my last 2 years of making and selling my range of Wildfolk chutneys! 

Some of you may have noticed I’ve been pretty quite on the chutney front lately and that’s because I’ve spent the last few months deciding the right way to move forward with my business in a way that feels sustainable and right for me. 

Being a solo female entrepreneur in the food industry comes with its challenges and one that kept coming up again and again was how to scale up in a slow, mindful way (without having to charge €50 for a jar of chutney!) While I enjoyed the thrill and achievement of seeing my products on shelves nationwide it didn’t feel like a sustainable way to keep moving. 

Without rapid growth, funding, grants, investors, huge production units, commercial equipment, outsourcing, exporting, new product lines…the list goes on… it is difficult to make a living as a small food producer… and I felt like by continuing on this path I would be losing what makes Wildfolk so special to me…

Which is creating delicious, nourishing food using seasonal ingredients and putting love into every part of the process. I started making chutneys, jams, jellies and cordials using ingredients from my Dad’s garden every Autumn when the apples are ripe and the berries are in abundance. I am so grateful to my two favorite shops in Connemara @sullivangrocer and @connemarahamper who have supported me from the beginning…I would pop my head in the door and ask if they’d like a few jars of a creation made from apples just off the tree and I would always be met with open arms and a space on the shelf. 

I absolutely love the foodie community that is growing in Connemara and I hope to return to it with lots of fresh ideas and inspiration ✨

But for the next while I’ll be away cooking lovely food and learning some new skills in one of my favorite places @suryalilayoga and hopefully making small batches of seasonal preserves whenever I’m back in the West of Ireland 🇮🇪 

If you made it to the end, thanks for taking the time 🙏✨ 

** all the good photos are by my dearest friend @emjcamera ** 

#smallirishbusiness
Favourite spot in Hiri. I can still taste the roti Favourite spot in Hiri. I can still taste the roti, daal & coconut sambal 🥥
On my holibobs x On my holibobs x
Rockstar vibes x Rockstar vibes x
Dreamy December sky . . . . #december #skies Dreamy December sky

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#december #skies #sky #sunset #connemara #forest #pinkskyatnight #pinksky #shepardsdelight
Glassilaun beach in a velvet coat felt very glam x Glassilaun beach in a velvet coat felt very glam x
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🧣 @redrhinowildernessscarves 
🎨 @dorothy_cross 
📷 @cliodhnaprendergast 
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#redrhino #embracewilderness #glassilaunbeach #glassilaun #connemara #renvyle #tullycross #scarf #headscarf #sullivans #oughterard
Connemara sunsets this year. Merry Christmas from Connemara sunsets this year. Merry Christmas from the west x
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#sunset #connemara #west #galway #clifden #sea #atlantic #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwayconnemara
Very good at minding ourselves x Very good at minding ourselves x
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