Continuing on from their Eliminating Food Waste Workshop, Meath County Council’s Climate Action Section launched the Train the Trainer Event— Sustainable Food from Linear to Circular in Claremont Stadium on Friday, October 11. The training is the first in a series of events to train community mentors to grow food and pass this knowledge on to the community groups they work with, promoting awareness of eco-friendly food sourcing, composting, and creating sustainable gardens.
Attendees received training on how to prepare seed beds with demonstrations carried out at the newly created Community Garden at Claremont Stadium. Led by trainer Michelle Green from Benton Eco Solutions, attendees planted a collection of autumn and winter seeds and bulbs in the newly established garden.
Prosper Meath, Youth Work Ireland, The Simon Community, The National Learning Network, HSE, and Meath Partnership were among the groups that engaged with the training.
Afterwards, Michelle conducted a compost awareness workshop on best practices in compost application and demonstrated how food waste can be converted into compost, outlining the many benefits it can provide to gardens. At the end of the event, attendees were provided with composting caddy bins and a Grow It Yourself Garden Kit from GIY.
This event was a collaboration between Meath County Council’s Climate Action Section and was supported by Meta. Meath County Council would like to thank all involved and all those in attendance, with special thanks to Navan Men’s Shed for creating the Community Garden, Mayor of Navan Cllr. Eddie Fennessy for his assistance with the event, Michelle Green for providing insightful and engaging training, and the staff at Claremont Stadium for hosting the event.
As part of Meath County Council’s Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 (which can be viewed on www.meath.ie), we will support the creation of community gardens through partnership with local communities and external agencies. Following the success of this event, Meath County Council’s Climate Action Section aims to go to each of Meath’s Decarbonizing Zones to carry out similar projects to promote sustainable food across the county.
For more information on events, please contact Meath County Council’s Climate Action Section by emailing climateactionmcc@meathcoco.ie
