🌱 Bare soil bad 🌱 Leaving your soil bare loses nutrients and makes to more susceptible to compacting, which negatively impacts soil biology and we don’t want that! More nutrients in the soil means more nutrients in our food 🥕🌱 Seeds available on GIY.ie 🌱

Sally Barnes is both a force of nature and a champion for it. If you haven't caught up on the episode of Food Matters where Sally drops some home truths, then what have you been doing? Listen wherever you get yours, and don't forget to follow/subscribe!

We're hiring an IT Support Specialist - If you're a proactive individual who can solve problems quickly and efficiently, and has a strong technical background then we want to hear from you! For all the details, and to apply, see here > giy.ie/job-vacancies/… #jobfairy

Have you noticed yet that Richad's favourite topic is SOIL! Leaving your soil bare loses nutrients and makes to more susceptible to compacting, which negatively impacts soil biology and we don’t want that! More nutrients in the soil means more nutrients in our food 🥕🌱

The LEAF Programme is about empowering communities to grow their own food as a vital climate action. Collect your free seed packs and growing guides from your local library & let's GROW together! 🌱 See libraryleaf.ie for details 🌱

Tidy gardening is not good for biodiversity, and Richard is here to tell you why! 🐝 #giy #biodiversity

Event for 8-12 year olds in Ardkeen Library for Harvest Festival on Friday 6th September at 3.30pm with Waterford Sustainable Living Initiative (SLi) Booking essential, places are limited. #Waterford Waterford Libraries GIY Phone 051 849755 Local Government Management Agency

GROW HQ life lately 🐝🌱

Have you listened to the 'Broccoli Barron' episode of the Food Matters Podcast yet? 🎙️ Join Paul Brophy and Mick Kelly as they discuss building a broccoli empire and reshaping the Irish food industry 🥦 Paul shoots from the hip, well worth a listen! Link in bio 👆

An exciting opportunity has come up for a Garden & Farm assistant at GROW HQ & the GIY Market Garden at Curraghmore Estate 👩‍🌾 To see the full job spec, and to apply, see GIY.ie #jobfairy #waterford

Buckle up, because Ep. 9 of the GIY Food Matters Podcast has dropped! 🎙️ Mark Diacono has a powerful story to tell, and he shares it with us in this episode of Food Matters. Listen wherever you get your pods, and don't forget to follow/subscribe!

🍂The Literacy & Food Education (LEAF) Programme is about empowering communities to grow their own food. Collect your free seed packs and growing guides from your local library, and let's GROW together! See libraryleaf.ie for participating libraries and to sign up! 🌱

👨‍🍳JB wants YOU! 🫵 If you share JB’s passion for food and would like to work alongside him in the GROW HQ zero-waste kitchen, then we’d love to hear from you! See GIY.ie for full details #jobfairy #waterford

latest episode of GIY Food Matters is a rollicking chat with my friend Mark Diacono - of many highlights the stand out for me is when he coined the phrase "spud stitch" to describe the pain you get from eating too many new potatoes podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/foo…

I couldn't admire the work GIY does or its genuinely inspiring leader Mick Kelly. Such a pleasure to chat with him about all things plot to plate - I hope you enjoy a listen

🥦It's our favourite day of the week - veg box collection day! 🥕 If you haven't signed up yet, where have you been? Enjoy a weekly box bursting with the freshest veg, organically grown at our market garden in Curraghmore. Join the fam, sign up here > ow.ly/4GNK50ThBTH

Join our veg box fam! Sign up here > giy.ooooby.org

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🐝 An organic, pollinator-friendly garden is key to healthy crops. 🌱 If you’d like to learn more about how to manage your garden for biodiversity, check out Richard’s ‘Growing for the Planet’ course here at GROW HQ on the 22nd September on GIY.ie 🐝

If you haven't had a chance to listen yet, don't forget to enjoy Mark Diacono's journey from River Cottage to his own thriving farm on the latest episode of the GIY Food Matters Podcast. Such an inspiring story! 🎙️ Link in bio to listen 🎙️ Mark Diacono Mick Kelly