Free Sustainable Community Gardening Course

Fingal County Council are offering a free sustainable gardening course to local residents with the kind support of Castlknock Community College

This course has been featured on Nationwide several times including 21st January last year.

The course offers participants the chance to learn:

  • how to live more sustainably
  • plant and manage their gardens for wildlife
  • propagate their own plants (saving money)
  • meet like-minded people

Time will be split between walks and talks, classroom discussions and practical sessions. Sessions will focus on improving community areas for biodiversity, alternatives to spraying, planting for bees, the benefits of trees, wildflower gardens, urban food production, hedgerows and much more

The course will be run over 5 weeks in Castleknock Community College and you must be available for all 5 classes to sign up

The course will be held on the following mornings:

  • Saturday 1st February 10am – 12pm
  • Saturday 8th February 10am – 12pm
  • Saturday 15th February 10am – 12pm
  • Saturday 22nd February 10am – 12pm
  • Saturday 29th February 10 am – 12 pm

To get a free place on this course please ensure you put Castleknock Community College in the subject line, send an email to aoifemunn@gmail.com confirming you will attend all 5 classes.

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