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FARMWEEK
JANUARY 28 2021
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Big Grow marks
decade of helping
kids sow own veg
S
CHOOLS across
the UK and Ireland
may be closed, but
Innocent and GIY are
calling on teachers to
sign up for free food growing
classroom kits to welcome
them back when the doors
are open again.
This kicks off the 10th year
of The Big Grow, an initiative
started by Innocent and GIY
to get kids growing their
own veg at school, helping
thousands of schools to get
free growing resources.
Schools all over the country
are again invited to apply
to The Big Grow for a food
growing kit which comes
with ve packs of different
seeds and enough compost,
growing cups, instructions,
and fun lesson plans for
the entire class. Although
schools are closed at the
moment, they’ll be sent once
everyone’s back in class just
in time to start the growing
season. The growing cups are
easy for kids to take home
and do the activities from the
comfort of their kitchen, too.
The Big Grow has so far
helped 1.5 million kids to
start growing their own veg,
and this year over 200,000
more children in Ireland and
the UK will be getting stuck in
to learn something new.
Teachers can sign up for
a free food growing kit at
www.innocentbiggrow.com
Registration is still open
while stocks last, and kits will
be sent once school doors
are open again based on
government guidelines.
GREEN SPACE: The winners of the 2020 Big Grow were St
Patrick’s Boys and Girls Primary School in Lombard Street in
Galway City. The school owns a small concrete yard and used
the space to create an incredible ‘Vertical Garden’ using every
inch of space and even placing pallets on walls to grow peas,
lettuce, spinach, potatoes and lots more.
Coleraine YFC member CARA MILLAR, from Killure, is the club’s PRO
and enjoys taking part in many of its activities – especially the floral
arts competitions. Cara, who works at WD Meats, lives on her family’s
beef farm where she helps with the livestock.
PICTURE: Cliff Donaldson