GIY Press Release – April, 14 Grow Food at Work Pioneering employee wellbeing initiative from GIY Did you know that some of the best places to work around the world such as Google, Diageo and Yahoo are growing their own food in the workplace? Do you know that food growing can help employees to reduce stress and improve physical, mental and emotional health, while enhancing team bu...
Co-Founder of Union Kitchen, Jonas Singer, was in Waterford to provide an informative insight into “Food Businesses Collaborating for Success.” The event which was hosted in Waterford’s Medieval Museum brought together some of the regions best food producers. The ‘kitchen incubator’ concept, which Union Kitchen in Washington DC fosters, allows small busi...
Aramark’s Charitable Fund has raised over €272,700 since 2008 Dublin, 20th January 2014: Aramark Ireland, Ireland’s leading integrated services company, has announced its nominated charities for 2014. This year’s charities are: • GIY (Grow it Yourself) – Southern Region • Galway Hospice – Western Region • St Patricks Mental Health Found...
Passion for growing at heart of Dee and PJ Betuci’s Italian Restaurant For most restaurateurs, the day starts in the kitchen, preparing ingredients for the busy day ahead. For Dee and PJ Betuci of Dublin restaurant Toscana it starts in the garden. There are salads and herbs to be harvested, tomatoes to be picked, eggs to be collected and all of the other garden jobs of weeding, feeding the...
GIY wins Arthur Guinness Projects Award Announces €750,000 fundraising drive for GROW HQ GIY’s proposed national food education centre in Waterford, GROW HQ, has been selected as one of the winning Arthur Guinness Projects for 2013. The award is the first significant milestone in a €750,000 fundraising drive for GROW HQ which GIY intends to secure from a mixture of ...
GIY announces winning community food-growing projects to be funded by the GIY Get Ireland Growing Fund, in partnership with AIB Seventy-two community based food-growing projects, including voluntary groups, residents associations, schools and hospitals are to benefit from grants of up to €5000 from the GIY (Grow It Yourself) Get Ireland Growing Fund, in partnership with AIB. Following a f...
Sustainable Design innovators ‘Solearth’ chosen from 11 entries Following a 3-month evaluation process, GIY has announced the winners of a competition to design GROW HQ, GIY’s national food education and empathy centre, which will be located in Waterford. 11 highly qualified teams participated in the competition, presenting details of their team’s organ...
My veg patch has blessed me with many things over the years, but perhaps the greatest blessing is the emotional and mental wellbeing it brings. Without really probing why, I’ve long believed that the best balm for a frenzied mind or a harried soul is a day in the vegetable garden. If I have had a tough week or am simply feeling a little blue, if I am stressed or irritated, not...
Wednesday, 18 September 13 For Immediate Release Couple who grew baby’s first meal win GIY award GIY patron Darina Allen on hand to honour the GIY person, family and group of the year at GIY Gathering At this year’s GIY Gathering, proudly supported by Woodies DIY, GIY rewarded the efforts of the O’Donoghue family from Co. Cork who participated in a national food growing...
For Immediate Release Couple who grew baby’s first meal win GIY Challenge Winning GIY Nation family to receive their prize at GIY Gathering from Darina Allen GIY has announced that the winning family in this year’s Operation GIY Nation are the O'Donoghue Family from Bishopstown in Cork. Having always wanted to grow their own food, Aidan and Caragh O’Donoghue were spurred...