The Community Gardens Ireland (CGI) and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland (SFGNI) Spring Gathering and Forum event was recently held online and featured contributions from Donal McCormack of the Blessington Allotments campaign.
The Wicklow-based chair of Community Gardens Ireland has said it is “imperative” planning for community gardens is put back into the new Planning and Development Bill 2023 to protect spaces for biodiversity restoration, help reverse climate change and improve the well-being of the local communities that benefit from having these resources.
Donal McCormack, Chair of the Blessington Allotments campaign group, has welcomed the official launch of the inaugural National Allotments and Community Gardens Week at The Glen Community Garden in Cork City.