20 November 2009
MINISTER SARGENT LAUNCHES GROW IT YOURSELF BALBRIGGAN
Local TD and Minister for Food and Horticulture, Trevor Sargent, launched a very successful inaugural meeting of ‘Grow it Yourself’ Balbriggan in the Bracken Court Hotel last night. GIY networks aims to encourage home growers to get together on a regular basis to talk, learn from each other and exchange tips. The meetings are free and open to people interested in food at all levels, from beginners to old hands.
The Minister said, ‘The packed attendance at the first meeting of GIY Balbriggan highlights the enormous interest and potential for people with small gardens, or indeed no gardens, to grow some of their own food.’
Michael Kelly, the founder of GIY Ireland, told the large crowd about other GIY groups setting up in every county in Ireland. He also invited people to log on to www.giyireland.com, which will also be the place where people can get news about GIY Balbriggan along with other groups in towns and villages throughout the country.
The Minister continued, ‘I want to particularly thank Seán Corrigan, and his daughters Maeve and Helen, who undertook the organising and stewarding of the meeting. I’m available to help the new steering group in every way as a local TD, enthusiastic vegetable and fruit grower and as Minister for Food and Horticulture.’
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