the GROW network: March 2010

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

GROW listed on INTO/heritage in Schools Scheme

GROW listed on INTO/heritage in Schools Scheme Brochure

Great news for GROW. We've been accepted as Heritage Specialists on the INTO/Heritage in Schools Scheme for 2010. Lucy has been a specialist in Kerry for the last 4 years, and GROW are delighted to be finally set up in Kildare. We're hoping to get involved in helping Kildare and surrounding counties schools set up their own gardens in the school grounds. and with the scheme, the schools get our fee part paid by the Heritage Council. So, if you're interested in setting up a vegetable patch, or a native woodland, or building some living willow sculptures, book us now through the scheme. You can find out more about it on

http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/education/heritage-council-initiatives/heritage-in-schools-scheme/#c2639

Meet GROW...Lucy Bell

Lucy Bell is an organic horticulturalist and community artist from Kildare. Lucy is co-author of 'The Year Round Organic School Garden' with Kerry Earth Education Project and irish Seedsavers, which specialises in aiding schools set up organic school gardens. Lucy is a heritage specialist for the 'heritage in Schools' scheme, and has been setting up organic school gardens for over 5 years now with KEEP in Kerry and with GROW in Kildare. Lucy is also a facilitator with Sustianable Energy Authority of Ireland, facilitating priimary and secondary school education workshops based on climate change and energy efficiency .

Meet GROW...Pat Bell

Pat Bell is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years experience in sustainable energy. As a founder director of ENTRAC (1996-2009) he worked mainly for the European Commission on sustainable transport projects. While in the Irish Energy Centre he pioneered the introduction of energy issues into Irish schools. He is currently striving to achieve zero carbon status for his house which has one of the few grid connected photovoltaic (PV) systems in the country (see posts of July 16, 2012 and March 27, 2012 respectively).

He is an active member of Birdwatch Ireland, Bat Conservation Ireland and Butterfly Conservation Ireland (see post of March 4, 2012) in addition to working on his award winning biodiversity suburban garden.

This is Pat's new blog: https://therecordingbellandthebutterfly.wordpress.com/