For its work in schools alone, Irish-founded, Waterford-based GIY deserves the Nobel Prize. A British study found 90% of children involved in growing their own food altered eating habits for the better. Accordingly, I highly recommend GIY founder Mick Kelly and his team’s brand new six-part series, Our Farm: A GIY Story (beginning at 8.30pm on Tuesday, March 3, on RTÉ One). The GIY HQ in Waterford is mightily impressive, not least for the always delicious food from its on-site restaurant. In our modern world, the short food supply chain model has been entirely replaced by a globalised long supply chain version now gravely imperilled.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 04:01 UTC