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GIY GIY’s vision is for a healthier, more connected and more sustainable world where people grow their ow We strive to inspire in everyone we meet.

We empower and encourage people to grow some of their own food at home, at school, at work and in the community. A deeper connection with food leads to a happier, healthier, more sustainable life. Opened GROW HQ, the home of the GIY movement in Waterford City in 2016.

This World Food Day, we’re calling on everyone to reconnect with real food, grown in living soil 🌱How we grown our food ...
16/10/2026

This World Food Day, we’re calling on everyone to reconnect with real food, grown in living soil 🌱

How we grown our food matters. Healthy soil means healthier ecosystems, more resilient food systems, and food that connects us to the land, the seasons, and the people who grow it.

Choose seasonal, organic veg where you can and support the farmers doing things differently. Veg boxes are a great way to do that and the good news is there are lots of subscriptions out there, including ours 📦

Subscribe to a veg box and bring a little more goodness to your table 💚

14/10/2026

It’s Climate Action Week, and our Head of Education, Mary, was back on the road again, this time visiting Rockbrook Park Secondary School and the very impressive kale they’ve grown.

If you’re feeling inspired to take action this week, you don’t need a giant garden or a grand plan. A few small changes at home can make a difference too.
🌱Grow something on your windowsill
🥦Swap a meat-based meal for a plant-based one
♻️Use a reusable coffee cup or water bottle
🐝Leave a little corner of the garden to grow wild
🪏Book onto a course and learn to grow your own veg

Small things add up and build good habits. What’s one small thing you’ll do this Climate Action Week?

👉 visit our website to view upcoming courses

09/10/2026

The GROW at School kits are starting to land in schools across the country this week 🌱

Head of Education Mary gives us a little sneak peek at what’s inside.

📢WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO FOOD CHOICES RETREATWe’re giving away a pair of tickets to Food Choices Retreat taking place a...
08/10/2026

📢WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO FOOD CHOICES RETREAT

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to Food Choices Retreat taking place at GROW HQ on Saturday 10th October.

To enter tag the person you’d bring along below 👇

The winner will be contacted tomorrow.

Terms and conditions apply.

Ireland needs its Dig for Victory moment.GlY calls for a focus on food security at pre-COP31 Oireachtas Committee on Cli...
07/10/2026

Ireland needs its Dig for Victory moment.
GlY calls for a focus on food security at pre-COP31 Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy.

At a time when ireland imports four-fifths of its calorie needs and exports 90% of the food it produces, and in the face of increasing global instability and climate change disruptions to food supplies, GlY founder Mick Kelly called on the Irish Government to reset Ireland’s agriculture to focus on feeding ourselves.

This requires three actions:
1. A national ambition to produce significantly more of the food we eat here, particularly fruit and vegetables

2. Protect and grow the remaining large commercial veg producers, but also grow community resilience by supporting smallscale, organic local food farms*

3. Build the skills from the bottom up. Every child should leave school knowing something about how to grow and cook food.

👉 Read more: https://giy.ie/blogs/news/giy-calls-for-food-security-to-be-at-the-heart-of-climate-resilience

*Talamh Beo has identified of 350+ Local Food Farms, including around 180 involved in horticulture.

06/10/2026

Are we really not getting enough protein? Or has the protein panic got a little out of hand? 🤔

Mick & Mary will be chatting about this (and a whole lot more) in our Food Choices webinar tomorrow evening at 7:30pm.

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Let us know what you think - are we overthinking protein?

This World Teachers’ Day, we’re celebrating the educators bringing real food education to life. Across our GROW at Schoo...
05/10/2026

This World Teachers’ Day, we’re celebrating the educators bringing real food education to life. Across our GROW at School community, teachers are creating opportunities for children to reconnect with real food, grown in living soil - and to discover how growing can support their health, wellbeing and connection to the natural world.

This summer, we welcomed 50 teachers to GROW HQ for a week of CPD training. Working alongside Richard and Mary, they designed school gardens that put wellbeing at the heart of learning, while creating spaces where children can grow, harvest and experience real food for themselves.

Teachers are the conduit for meaningful, lasting change. And with 739 schools now part of the GROW at School programme, we’re incredibly grateful to every educator who is making this work happen, one garden, one class and one child at a time.

To all our GROW at School educators: thank you 💚

Happy World Teachers’ Day!

02/10/2026

FLooking for a way to bring Education for Sustainable Development to life in your school beyond another worksheet?

The ESD to 2030 funding from the Department of Education can support schools to develop sustainability projects, from school gardens and outdoor learning to students-led projects, teacher training and more.

That’s where GROW at School comes in 🌱

With GROW at School, students get their hands in the soil and learn by growing - exploring where their food comes from while developing food literacy, food empathy and more sustainable food habits.

Schools receive the tools and support they need, including raised beds, compost, seeds, learning materials, lesson plans and ongoing educator support throughout the growing year.

So, if you’re planning your schools next sustainable project, why not explore whether ESD funding could help make GROW at School part of it?

👉 Find out more about ESD funding: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/publications/national-strategy-on-education-for-sustainable-development-in-ireland

🌱Find out more about GROW at School: https://giy.ie/pages/grow-at-school

📢 Join Our Team 📢We’re looking for an experienced Financial Accountant. Visit giy.ie to find out more.
30/09/2026

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