Kildare schools are embracing vegetable gardens

Schools across County Kildare have embraced vegetable gardens under a programme operated by An Taisce.

A Kildare County Council meeting was told that, under the programme,  students, teachers, and the wider school community produce, prepare and eat their own food.

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They also investigate the impacts that the world's current food production system has on the natural world. 

Participants learn how to reduce the environmental impact of their food choices, and also have the opportunity to enhance their personal well-being, through increased time spent outdoors, eating freshly harvested food, and developing life-skills and resilience associated with being able to grow, prepare and cook their own food.

Schools often require support such as guidance, supply of seeds, equipment, and

funding for places to sow the seeds. This is a new theme/flag on the Green-School’s

Programme so few schools are at this stage.

Kildare has three schools working on this theme based in Leixlip, Clane, and Celbridge.