The success of community gardens in Cork City, which grow vegetables, supply food boxes, and tackle river pollution, will be highlighted at an event in Dublin today by Safefood, the all-island implementation body for healthy eating initiatives. The event is part of a national Talk About Food campaign, which looks at how food is displayed in supermarkets, grown, transported, and other issues with local community groups. File picture: Darragh KaneMs Cahill added: “In the Glen, there’s an amazing community garden that’s tied in with projects around the Glen Resource Centre. They trialled growing food and doing food boxes for the local community, trying to really get people involved. Carla Pittam and other volunteers at St Luke's Community Garden, one of 23 recipients in 2024 of funding under Cork City Council’s Community Climate Action Fund.

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2026 21:57 UTC