On Saturday 2nd March @ 11am, the Community Gardens Ireland (CG) and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland (SFGNI) Spring Gathering event was held on Zoom. This was the third time our two organisations had worked together on this event. In recent years CGI and SFGNI we had a grant to directly support this activity. […] The post Community Growers Spring Gathering 2nd March 2024 – Report appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Community Gardens Ireland are a voluntary, independent, inclusive group that works with all agencies and groups that promote environmental awareness and support community gardening and food growing in all parts of the island of Ireland.  Similar to the Local Elections in 2024, the European Elections in 2024 will also be incredibly important. Over the coming […] The post European Elections 2024 – Plant for the Future appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

On Saturday 2nd March 2024 at 11am, Community Gardens Ireland and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland are organising our 3rd annual online gathering of community growers! This is always an incredibly popular event and is the largest online event for anyone interested in allotments, community gardens and community growing across the island of Ireland. […] The post 3rd Annual Online Gathering of Community Growers, 2nd March appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Community Gardens Ireland are a voluntary, independent, inclusive group that works with all agencies and groups that promote environmental awareness and support community gardening and food growing in all parts of the island of Ireland.  Community Gardens Ireland strongly believe that the Local Elections in 2024 will be one of the most important elections in […] The post Local Elections 2024 – Plant for the Future appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Insurance and funding for insurance is something that we know comes up from time to time from discussions within allotment and community gardening groups across Ireland. Community Gardens Ireland have been in contact with the Alliance for Insurance Reform, who are looking to hear from communities across Ireland. If the cost of insurance is something […] The post Alliance for Insurance Reform, Community Gardens & Allotments appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Molly Garvey (Committee Member of Community Gardens Ireland) was moderating a discussion on market gardening and keeping an eye on some of the main points at the yearly Oxford Real Farming Conference today! If you missed the first day of the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2024, check out Molly’s report below! Day one of the […] The post Oxford Real Farming Conference – Day 1 Report! appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

It’s been another incredibly busy 12 months for all of us at Community Gardens Ireland! Before you read further, we would welcome any support you can give to our organisation to help us on our mission to get as many communities in Ireland growing as possible. All donations go towards us paying our operating costs […] The post End of Year Report by Community Gardens Ireland – 2023 appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Community Gardens Ireland was disappointed to discover that community gardens have again been left out of the new Planning and Development Bill 2023 which was published by the Government this week. The role of Local Authorities in the reserving of land for allotments is outlined under current legislation, the Planning and Development Act 2010. Community […] The post Community Gardens forgotten again in new Planning and Development Bill appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

Join us in Cork City for Community Gardens Ireland’s annual Autumn in person meetup! This year’s Autumn Gathering in Cork will launch the first ever national Allotments and Community Gardens Week in Ireland! The Autumn Gathering will take place on Saturday the 14th October 2023 in Cork City. The day starts in The Glen Community […] The post Community Gardens Ireland Autumn Gathering, Cork City, 14th October 2023 appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more

We are excited to announce that the first ever national Allotments and Community Gardens Week will be taking place in Ireland from 14th – 21st October 2023! We are running this event to raise awareness of allotments and community gardens, to highlight how important they are and to detail the huge benefits of community gardening for communities, individuals, and […] The post National Allotments and Community Gardens Week – 14th to 21st October 2023! appeared first on Community Gardens Ireland ..read more