A new initiative aims to put homegrown food center stage in classrooms across Ireland." Let's Grow" is the start of a three-year partnership between GIY Waterford and SuperValu.
Classrooms will be provided with the tools for growing food and food literacy education.
Founder of GIY, Michael Kelly told WLR News that over 50 thousand school children will take on the challenge of growing their own food, starting on their classroom window sills
Over 50 thousand schoolchildren across the country are taking on the challenge of growing their own food. Let's Grow is a food-growing initiative from GIY Waterford and Super Value.
The aim of the project is to develop children's curiosity and understanding of how food is produced and gets to our tables. Founder of GIY Michael Kelly told WLR News what the children will be doing this year
" An initiative like this can create tentacles into all aspects of children's lives " The words of GIY founder Michael Kelly.
He was speaking as GIY and Super Value launch their Let's Grow initiative today.
It will see over 50 thousand schoolchildren across the country take on the challenge of growing their own food.
Michael Kelly told WLR News the project can impact in all sorts of ways
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