Get Ireland Growing
Tuesday 31 March 2009, 8pm - Cultivate (15 - 19 Essex St West), Temple Bar, Dublin
A public meeting on growing food locally
Speakers…
Trevor Sargent TD, Minister for food
Seamus Sheridan - Sheridans Cheesemongers
Suzie Cahn - Wicklow Community Garden
Bruce Darrel - Dublin Food Growing/Feasta
Michael Fox - South Dublin Allotments Association
Plus screening of the film ‘Deconstructing Dinner’ [...]
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Unless you fancy making a sculpture from your waste appliances like the “WEEEman” pictured here, this Saturday is an opportunity to dispose of them free of charge where they will (hopefully) be recycled into new goods.
The collection will take place this coming Saturday from 10am to 4pm in Callan, Mullinavat and Thomastown. The following items [...]