Let's Grow Together!
At Energia and GIY we believe there has never been a better time to Get Ireland Growing.
COVID-19 made people re-evaluate how important local communities are to people’s physical and mental wellbeing. Green spaces became a sanctuary for most people during the pandemic, particularly in the height of lockdowns and for those without a garden. As Ireland continues to reopen, Energia and GIY hope to support communities to regenerate green spaces in their local areas and further ignite community spirit and connection.
Let’s nurture what’s in our nature and Get Ireland Growing again.
About Energia Get Ireland Growing
Thank you to everyone who took part this year!
This year the Energia Get Ireland Growing campaign aimed to sow the seed of community food growing. We’re on a mission to get as many groups growing together across Ireland. We started in April and gathered on July 2nd for Get Ireland Growing day!
Energia Get Ireland Growing was first launched in 2016 to promote community food growing projects nationwide. Through this initiative Energia, in partnership with GIY, supported 257 community groups with grants totalling €220,000. The recipients included schools, NGOs and not-for-profit organisations, community gardens and allotment groups, GIY groups, hospitals, crèches, direct provision centres and Men’s Sheds all across the country.
Follow our social channels @EnergiaGIG and grow along with the GIY app!
About Us
About Energia
Energia is one of Ireland’s leading and most competitive suppliers of electricity and gas to over 320,000 homes and businesses all over Ireland. The company has invested over €1 Bn in Ireland’s energy infrastructure to meet the needs of its customers. Supplying almost 20% of Ireland’s total electricity requirement and 21% of the country’s total wind power, Energia has also for the past 5 years supplied 100% renewable electricity to communities across Ireland. www.energia.ie
About GIY
GIY is a social enterprise that supports people around the world to live happier, healthier and more sustainable lives by growing some of their own food. GIYers develop what we call food empathy – a deeper connection with food and respect for the people and planet that put it on our tables. Our mission is to inspire and enable a global movement of food growers whose collective actions will help to create a more fair, resilient and sustainable food system.
