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Applications are now being accepted for the Get Ireland Growing Fund, writes Susan Morrell.

Now is the time to get growing.

Get growing

Applications are now being accepted for the Get Ireland Growing Fund, which will help more than 70 community groups, schools and non-profit bodies to establish or improve their own food-growing projects.

The fund, which is a collaboration between AIB's Add More Green programme and GIY Ireland, will award grants of €500 to €5,000 this year. The fund will promote environmental and food education, the local food movement and community togetherness. It ...