With the support of local authorities, communities, and other non-profit organisations we will be planting fruit and nut trees. Starting in 2020 our goal is to plant thousands of trees to help draw down carbon from the atmosphere to help reverse the impacts of climate change, build community resilience, create food forest and biodiversity corridors, …
2019 March 23rd : Lots of apple trees grafted today , soon to be planted out in and around Westport. You can spot seven of them in the photo! Thanks Paula Halpin for workshop facilitation. 2018 : ELP’s Grafting Workshop this year took place on March 29th at the Quay Community Centre in Westport. Paula …
2018: December. A freezing cold day as Caithriona takes the group pruning apple trees along Westport’s Railway Walk. 2018: January 29th It was chilly enough as we pruned Apple trees between the Elms and the Railway Walk. There’s a big variation in the state of the trees. One tree has been badly hit by canker …
May 17th 2018: Wonderful photos from Edible Landscape Project’s recent Food Security workshop with Foroige students as they plant out a forest garden on the grounds of The Museum of Country Life in Turlough House, Castlebar. Great to get younger groups engaged and thinking about the link between local food security and climate change… …
November 2017: T/Y FOOD SECURITY Workshop, Westport Town A wonderful Group of T/Y students from Rice College and SHS Schools came together earlier this week for another Edible Landscape FOOD SECURITY Workshop. Great ideas were generated on how we can better manage our food supply locally and of course there was some planting! An apple …
June 2017 – FOOD SECURITY Workshop: Another great turnout from the local community for our Edible Landscape Workshop at the Quay Centre yesterday. We added lavender, chives, fennel and many more plants to our Forest Garden which is now really taking shape. Have a peep in if you’re passing by! February 2017: Great preparations in our …
March 2017: A little bit of ELP LOVE goes a long way! Taming the Willow Tunnel at Westport Skatepark which has got a bit out of hand… March 2015: A wonderful morning learning how to weave willow shapes with Willie McDonough at Westport Skate Park. Despite the freezing cold a number of people came …
Guess which funky Westport cafe just got itself a beautiful new edible wall? There’s oregano, parsley, strawberries, chives, a hint of spearmint, a baby borage, lavender and calendula… Some lovely local Westport collaboration at work on this project. Guy from Men’s Shed is the amazing craftsman. Plant donors (and future plant donors) you know who …
Historic Towns Initiative Fund, 2013-2015 (Funded by Mayo County Council via the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) Project Aim Westport is renowned for being a planned town with beautiful architecture dating back to the late seventeenth century. Although many of the buildings are still intact, the gardens that were planted behind the facades …
