Community Gardens Ireland 2022 End of Year Update
It has been another busy 12 months at Community Gardens Ireland! We are all volunteers and have decided to put together a brief report detailing exactly what our committee have been up to. Supporting new and existing gardens A lot of queries we receive are in relation to the setting up of new gardens, support […]
Grow Your Own Food Not Emissions
At an all-island meeting of community growers in Carlow on Saturday 5th November 2022, attendees heard of the role growing your own food performs to help residents adapt to climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. All-Island Community Gardening Gathering The event, organised by Community Gardens Ireland and Social Farms & Gardens Northern Ireland, took place in […]
We need your help for upcoming meeting with Government Ministers!
In recent months Community Gardens Ireland presented to an Oireachtas Committee on the huge benefits that come from community growing spaces in Ireland, and how changes are needed to help more communities in Ireland grow their own produce. In September we will be meeting with Minister Peter Burke and Minister Malcolm Noonan about this. We will […]
Community Gardens Ireland – Let’s Get Ireland Growing
There is no country-wide policy in place to increase the number of allotments & community gardens. Here’s our submission for support.
Community Gardens Ireland End of Year Update 2021
It’s been a very busy year for the CG Ireland team! You can find out what we’ve been up to in the 2021 Community Gardens Ireland Update.