Planting pollinator plants will encourage pollinating insects to the garden and the hard work they do really is priceless. The Greater Yellow Bumblebee is on the Red…
In June the Water Explorer team at GAP have a limited number of FREE water workshops for schools!!!! WHAT HAPPENS AT A…
Chef Carl from Ballark centre lead an exciting workshop in the Glás Garden recently. Instead of our regular tea and biscuits at midday we enjoyed a freshly cooked lunch made with ingredients…
Biodiversity Trail at Poppintree Park OLV NS embarked on Global Action Plan’s specially designed Biodiversity Trail for Biodiversity Week. They discovered the insects, spiders and birds that call Poppintree Park home in…
GAP’S WASTE ACTION PROJECT Throughout the month of May, young people from the Kilbarrack Youth Project completed a four-part Waste Action Project. This culminated in the celebration of European Sustainable…
Over the last few weeks our Youth Gardeners from Scoil an sTeachtar Laoch have been busy planting potatoes in the Glás Community Garden. If your school needs some tips on planting potatoes…
According to a 2013 report by UNEP and the World Resources Institute (WRI), about one-third of all food produced worldwide, gets lost or wasted in food production and consumption systems. When this…
We recently completed a 4 week programme on Environmental Sustainability with a group of TY’s from Kilbarrack Youth Project. Take a look at their World Word Cloud on Sustainable Development: Together,…
We have more recycling options than ever, but knowing exactly what each of the recycling symbols and product labels mean is often not clear. Recycling is easy when you know how. Recycling symbols indicate…
WORLD WATER DAY BRINGS GLOBAL YOUTH AWARD TO IRELAND Wednesday 22nd March 2017, World Water Day celebrated by Ireland’s Water Explorers! Today, over 663 million people live…