Our Shared Plate

📣 Calling all secondary school students! Join us for an online session on ‘Restoring Rivers’, with Ellen Murphy from @WatersProgramme. This conversation will focus on how water quality can be improved by using nature-based solutions. We will use positive examples of river restoration in Ireland and throughout the world. Register for the webinar here: buff.ly/Po7iLuE #Webinar #RiverRestoration #TakePart #WaterAction #Sustainability #SignUp #RiverConservation #IrishRivers #RegisterNow

The incomparable Donal O'Leary is presenting on all things related to composting @ Cork Biodiversity Hub in Ballincollig on Thursday March 20 at 7.30. Drop us a line to book a seat corkbiodiversityhub@gmail Compost is magic! @CorkHealthyCity @SHEP_Ireland @corkcitycouncil

Join us on the Geography stand in Maynooth (TSI Building) on Tuesday 11th March, 3pm-6pm. Register now for our Postgrad Open Day and join us on campus to meet with faculty & current Master's students. campaigns.maynoothuniversity.ie/pgopendays/?ut…

🌳Why do native trees matter? They protect biodiversity, boost climate resilience, and support livelihoods. ➡️bit.ly/41kkDwI Learn more in this infographic below⬇️ via @CIFOR_ICRAF

Sign the petition and show your support Irish growers 🧑🏻‍🌾 chng.it/x8sLdsmTXs

Community Gardens Ireland were disappointed to see that no action was present to support school gardens, community gardens and allotments in the Draft Programme for Government, published yesterday. More details below. cgireland.org/school-gardens…

We had an incredible workshop at Newbridge Family Resource Centre with the talented artist and creator, Lynn Kirkham. Together, we crafted stunning willow obelisks that will soon support our spring garden and bring life to the first-ever #communitygarden in #Newbridge! 🌿

@pobal @Dept_ECC @louthcoco @streetfeast @KildareCoCo @longfordcoco @MaynoothUni @dcediy @agriculture_ie @DeptRCD @CommunityGrdns @HealthyIreland Thank you @pobal for sharing the story of our project so far 🙌 we are looking forward to a new year of growing, sharing and building awareness of the importance of local #organicfood 🫛🥕🧅🧄🥔

(1/3)♻️🌎First up in our #CCAP2Stories @Dept_ECC Community Climate Action Programme Spotlight Series– highlighting the invaluable resources developed by CCAP-funded projects across Ireland is🥁 🍽️#OurSharedPlate @OurSharedPlate - A project which harnesses the power of food to..

(3/3)To learn more about #OurSharedPlate... 📽️See their engagement day highlights here 👇youtube.com/watch?v=9tu6Ou… 📰Read about them in @irishexaminer ⤵ irishexaminer.com/food/arid-4136… ..or their own site: oursharedplate.ie 👀Watch/read more on our website⬇️ pobal.ie/programmes/com…

(2/3)..connect people & build resilience! With 9 #Midlands communities, this #climateaction project fosters sustainability & strengthens connections by: 🍏creating shared growing & eating spaces 🧑‍🏫developing educational workshops 🤝empowering communities to grow & thrive together

People of #newbridge 📣 join us this Saturday in the Newbridge Family Resource Centre as we develop the new #CommunityGarden with a composting workshop with #CraigBenton 🌱 🗓️ Saturday 7th December ⏰ 11am-1pm 📍 W12PX65 #OurSharedPlate

Today community gardens were added to Irish law for the first time. This important step follows years of discussions & presentations. More work is needed but huge thanks to @noonan_malcolm @MarcKC_Green @stevensgreen1 & all TDs/Senators for the support. cgireland.org/community-gard…

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Tonnes of food are lost or wasted every day, while millions of people go to bed hungry. We all have a role to play to #StopFoodLossWaste. Get tips from @FAO🥘🍲 bit.ly/47ORsDz via @UN4Youth

Its National Tree Day!🌳 This year the tree of the moment is the Hawthorn (An Sceach Geal)! To celebrate we are giving you a sneak peak of our brand new "Habitat Heroes" Project! This project is packed with fun resources for primary schools. Today you can check out our Hawthorn Hero Card to learn more about this Native Tree, here: buff.ly/3Y6Ivm2. #GreenSchools #TreeDay #Hawthorn #HabitatHeroes #NativeTrees #Whitethorn #IrishNativeTrees #Biodiversity

⛰️🌿Nature's Future is Our Future.🌿⛰️ 🔊Stay tuned for all the updates of COP16 that would shape our future. 🌎 #COP16Colombia #PeaceWithNature

Stumbled across this food sharing initiative on my way to Day2 #ECGBL24 after meeting an activist at the conference dinner last night! #foodsharing #SustainableLiving @TCD_Geography @TCD_NatSci

Ireland has one of the lowest numbers of allotments and community gardens in Europe! These are powerful tools for climate adaption + combating biodiversity loss 🪧🌱🥕🐝 Ensure they are included in future programmes for government 🗳️ #Grow2030 #CommunityGardens #Allotments

🌱 Save the date! 🌱 Our Autumn Gathering of Community Growers is taking place at @AirfieldEstate on Saturday 12th October! This event will also launch #NationalAllotmentsWeek #NationalCommunityGardensWeek! More details to come over the coming weeks. cgireland.org/autumn-gatheri…