Grow It Yourself Ballina

Volunteers meet for two hours twice a week from 6 to 8pm on Tuesday evening and from 11am to 1pm on Friday morning. We have about 16 regular volunteers of all ages, both men and women. People can come as often as they like or just pay the occasional visit. We grow a huge range of herbs, vegetables and fruit, all the common ones and such things as grapes, peaches, yakkon, oca, artichokes. We are as organic as possible using our own compost and we make our own liquid fertiliser. We always try and use best practice in the interest of the environment.

This year we are installing two beehives and training people in beekeeping. We grow a huge range of flowers.

Entry to the garden is by the college gate and turn left before the main door. There is ample parking.

In 2014 we were placed 1st in the Tidy Towns Competition under Sustainable Development and won €1,000.

It is also a great social occasion as the last half hour is spent having tea, pizza, cake or whatever. We have our own cooking facilities including a hob oven and many of our members are excellent cooks.

We are always on the lookout for new volunteers. No experience necessary.